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The world is going through an exceptional commodity boom triggered by a global demand shock largely caused by the sudden emergence of China and India as sizeable raw material importers. Prices of numerous commodities tripled between 2003 and 2006, resulting in huge windfalls for producers and a financial squeeze on consumers. A Handbook of Primary Commodities in the Global Economy is a guide to the ins and outs of this increasingly crucial part of the world economy. Assuming nothing more from readers than a basic understanding of economics, Marian Radetzki introduces and explains pertinent issues surrounding international commodity markets such as the global geography of raw materials, price formation, price trends, the role of commodity exchanges, the threat of depletion, cartel action, state ownership and the commodity nationalism.

International economic relations --- Commercial policy --- Primary commodities --- 338.720 --- 338.730 --- 380.23 --- AA / International- internationaal --- Basic commodities --- Commodities, Basic --- Commodities, Primary --- Primary products --- Commercial products --- Foreign trade policy --- International trade --- International trade policy --- Trade policy --- Economic policy --- Prices --- Landbouw (algemeenheden) --- Extractieve nijverheid: algemeenheden --- Vorming van internationale prijzen. Internationale gelijkheden en verschillen. Concurrentievermogen --- Government policy --- Primary commodities. --- Commercial policy. --- Prices. --- Business, Economy and Management --- Economics

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The result of two key social developments in recent years are examined here: the partial dismantling of the welfare state and the progress of genetics. Genetic insights are increasingly valuable for risk assessment, and insurers would like to use these insights to help determine premiums. Combined with the fact that social welfare is being curtailed, this could potentially create an uninsured high-risk population. Along with considerations of autonomy and privacy, this is the basis for an ethical critique of insurer's access to information. The result has often been regulation of such information; but the authors argues that due to adverse selection, regulation will not solve these problems, and this may jeopardize the survival of private personal insurance. Instead, we should look towards the resurrection of social insurance, a key component of the welfare state. This will interest academic researchers as well as professionals involved with genetics and insurance.

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