Contrasting perspectives on China's rare earths policies: Reframing the debate through a stakeholder lens

Energy Policy

Volumn 63, Issue , 2013, Pages 55-68

  Hayes Labruto, Leslie ^a   Schillebeeckx, Simon J D ^b   Workman, Mark ^a,c   Shah, Nilay ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Energy Research Partnership   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

China; Rare earth ele ments; Stakeholders

Indexed keywords

CHINA; CHINESE GOVERNMENT; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS; INNOVATION POTENTIAL; INTERNATIONAL POLICIES; MITIGATION STRATEGY; PRICING STRUCTURES; STAKEHOLDERS;

ECONOMICS; INVESTMENTS;

RARE EARTHS;

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; GLOBALIZATION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; GOVERNMENT; INNOVATION; MITIGATION; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; STAKEHOLDER;

CHINA;

EID: 84887192608     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.07.121     Document Type: Article

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