This book brings together perspectives from economics, specifically minerals economics, to the management of global mining companies. It covers volatile price forecasting, cost analysis, investment decisions, and the social, environmental, and developmental impacts of mining.

Developing a new and highly innovative theory of economic policy, this book deals with conflicts between strategic actions by public and private agents. It builds on the Lucas critique but also applies the tools introduced by Tinbergen and Theil to dynamic policy games and from there derives a...