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For most of the twentieth century tin was fundamental for both
warfare and welfare. The importance of tin is most powerfully
represented by the tin can - an invention which created a
revolution in food preservation and helped feed both the armies of
the great powers and the masses of the new urban society. The
trouble with tin was that economically viable deposits of the metal
could only be found in a few regions of the world, predominantly in
the southern hemisphere, while the main centers of consumption were
in the industrialized north. The tin trade was therefore a highly
politically charged economy in which states and private enterprise
competed and cooperated to assert control over deposits, smelters
and markets. Tin provides a particularly telling illustration of
how the interactions of business and governments shape the
evolution of the global economic trade; the tin industry has
experienced extensive state intervention during times of war,
encompasses intense competition and cartelization, and has seen
industry centers both thrive and fail in the wake of
decolonization. The history of the international tin industry
reveals the complex interactions and interdependencies between
local actors and international networks, decolonization and
globalization, as well as government foreign policies and
entrepreneurial tactics. By highlighting the global struggles for
control and the constantly shifting economic, geographical and
political constellations within one specific industry, this
collection of essays brings the state back into business history,
and the firm into the history of international relations.
For most of the twentieth century tin was fundamental for both
warfare and welfare. The importance of tin is most powerfully
represented by the tin can - an invention which created a
revolution in food preservation and helped feed both the armies of
the great powers and the masses of the new urban society. The
trouble with tin was that economically viable deposits of the metal
could only be found in a few regions of the world, predominantly in
the southern hemisphere, while the main centers of consumption were
in the industrialized north. The tin trade was therefore a highly
politically charged economy in which states and private enterprise
competed and cooperated to assert control over deposits, smelters
and markets. Tin provides a particularly telling illustration of
how the interactions of business and governments shape the
evolution of the global economic trade; the tin industry has
experienced extensive state intervention during times of war,
encompasses intense competition and cartelization, and has seen
industry centers both thrive and fail in the wake of
decolonization. The history of the international tin industry
reveals the complex interactions and interdependencies between
local actors and international networks, decolonization and
globalization, as well as government foreign policies and
entrepreneurial tactics. By highlighting the global struggles for
control and the constantly shifting economic, geographical and
political constellations within one specific industry, this
collection of essays brings the state back into business history,
and the firm into the history of international relations.
Industrialist John Paul Getty famously quipped, "The meek shall
inherit the earth, but not its mineral rights." Throughout history,
natural resources have been sources of wealth and power and
catalysts for war and peace. The case studies gathered in this
innovative volume examine how the intersection of ideas, interest
groups, international institutions, and political systems gave
birth to distinctive regulatory regimes at various times and places
in the modern world. Spanning seven continents and focusing on both
advanced and developing economies, it offers unique insights into
why some resource-rich countries have flourished while others have
been mired in poverty and corruption.
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