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Abstract
On 24 October 1985, the price of tin fell by half. The collapse of the international tin market sent shock waves around the world. Despite a gradual recovery, many mines have been forced to close forever. The Great Tin Crash traces the story of tin: from the rise of the tin can, through the collapse of the tin market, to the present. It looks at the crisis in the tin industry from the point of view of those who have lost the most: the miners and their families. From Siglo XX in Bolivia to Geevor in England, thousands of miners have seen their livelihoods disappear.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Title Page | i | ||
| Copyright Page | ii | ||
| Table of Contents | iii | ||
| Map of Bolivian Tin Mining Areas | iv | ||
| Bolivia—Statistical Profile | 1 | ||
| Introduction: The Great Tin Crash: Tin Miners Carry the Can | 4 | ||
| Tin on the World Markets | 9 | ||
| Bolivia's Livelihood | 12 | ||
| 1: 'Even the Mice are Leaving...' | 14 | ||
| 2: How Mineral Commodity Markets Work | 23 | ||
| The Simple View | 27 | ||
| Closer to Reality | 34 | ||
| 3: The Story of Tin | 38 | ||
| The Supply Side | 38 | ||
| The Demand Side | 41 | ||
| Intervention and Stockpiles | 45 | ||
| The Collapse of the World Tin Market | 50 | ||
| Shaking out the Weakest | 55 | ||
| 4: Bolivia and Tin | 57 | ||
| The Miners in Bolivia | 61 | ||
| The Making of the Tin Crisis | 69 | ||
| Deterioration | 71 | ||
| The Kiss of Death | 76 | ||
| 5: Bolivia: The end of the Tin Era? | 83 | ||
| Alternatives | 84 | ||
| Future Prospects | 85 | ||
| Conclusion: From Geevor to Siglo XX and the Lessons of the Great Tin Crash | 92 | ||
| From Geevor... | 92 | ||
| ...To Siglo XX | 96 | ||
| Lessons of the Great Tin Crash | 97 | ||
| Selected Bibliography | 103 |