China's rare earth policies: economic statecraft or interdependence?

This study is about discovering to what extent China uses its rare earth element policies as a tool of economic statecraft. With Chinas virtual monopoly on this resource and the United States increasingly growing demand, it is necessary to examine how China intends on using its economic power. The s...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Smith, Robert K.
Other Authors: Barma, Naazneen H.
Published: Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10945/27906