IV. The Mining Industry

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface V
3. Contents VII
4. PART I THE SETTING
5. I. Evolution of Economic Systems 3
6. II. Population, Income, and the Allocation of Productive Effort 21
7. PART II ORGANIZATION OF PRODUCTION
8. III. Agriculture and Land Tenure 35
9. IV. The Mining Industry 51
10. V. Transportation 81
11. VI. Manufacturing, Industrialization, and Types of Business Organization 100
12. VII. Public Utilities 126
13. VIII. Government and Business 136
14. IX. Labor and Social Security 146
15. PART III THE RAISING OF CAPITAL
16. X. Capital Formation 163
17. XI. Portfolio Investments 172
18. XII. Economic Imperialism 186
19. XIII. Public Finance 206
20. XIV. Money and Banking 216
21. PART IV PRICING AND PRODUCTION CONTROL
22. XV. General Statement on Pricing 245
23. XVI. Commodity Control Plans 258
24. PART V INTERNATIONAL TRADE
25. XVII. International Trade in General 297
26. XVIII. Trade Restrictions 309
27. XIX. Expansion of Trade 332
28. PART VI CONCLUSION
29. XX. Conclusion 341
30. PART VII APPENDIX
31. Statistical Tables 349
32. Bibliography 403
33. Index 415