International Political Economy Series: Rising Powers and Technological Change

Kiggins, Ryan David

The contributors argue that rare earths are essential to the information technology revolution on which humans have come to depend for communication, commerce, and, increasingly, engage in conflict. They demonstrate that rare earths are a strategic commodity over which political actors will and do struggle for control.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2015-07-27

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781137364234

DOI: 10.1057/9781137364241

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 228