Chinese resource security policies and the restructuring of the Asia-Pacific iron ore market

Resources Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 331-339

  Wilson, Jeffrey D ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

China; Foreign investment; Iron ore; Price negotiations; Resource security; Steel industry

Indexed keywords

CHINA; CHINESE STEEL INDUSTRY; FOREIGN INVESTMENT; IRON ORE MARKET; OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE; PRICE DETERMINATION; PRICE NEGOTIATIONS; PRICING STRUCTURES; RAPID GROWTH; REGIONAL MARKETS; RESOURCE SECURITY; SECURITY POLICY;

COMMERCE; ECONOMICS; INVESTMENTS; IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY; IRON ORES; SECURITY SYSTEMS; STEELMAKING;

COSTS;

COMMODITY PRICE; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; IMPORT; INDUSTRIAL POLICY; IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY; IRON ORE; MARKET CONDITIONS; MINERAL RESOURCE; PRICE DETERMINATION; PRICING POLICY; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; STEEL;

CHINA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC RIM;

EID: 84865593972     PISSN: 03014207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2012.03.002     Document Type: Article

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