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Dedication; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Contents; List of Figures ; List of Tables ; Chapter 1: Introduction; Challenges; The Challenge of Resource Nationalism; The Challenge of the Environment; The Challenge of Social Activism; The Challenge of Non-Western Mining Companies in Matters of Social and Environmental Corporate Policy; The Challenge of Reputation Risk; Opportunities; The Sections of the Book; A Word on Nomenclature and the Book's Scope; References; Part I: Theorising Risk in the Mining Industry
Chapter 2: Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment in the Mining Industry Introduction; Geology; Political Stability; Investment Promotion; Regulatory Regime; Fiscal Regime; Financial Conditions; Environmental and Social Regulation; Operational Environment; Potential Profitability; Conclusion; References; Chapter 3: Regulatory Regimes, Foreign Mining Investment, and Risk in the Asia-Pacific Region: Comparative Evaluation and Policy Implications; Introduction; Regulatory Regimes, Governance Infrastructure, and Foreign Direct Investment
Analysing the Performance of Regulatory Regimes Conclusions and Policy Implications; Conclusion; References; Chapter 4: Property, Politics, and Power: Theorising Political Risk in the Mining Industry; Introduction; Political Risk Research: A Dead End?; Where Did the Research Go Astray?; The Three Pillars of Political Risk; Property; Politics; Politics: An 'Unstructured' Approach; Politics as Structured Governance; Power; The Corporation as a Political Actor: Powers, Advantages, and Vulnerabilities; Conclusion; References
Chapter 5: Social Risk and Business Risk in Mining Projects Introduction; Risk in the Literature; Social Risk; Business Risk; Theorising the Relationship Between Social Risk and Business Risk Associated with Mining Projects; Problems with Conflation; Conclusion; References; Chapter 6: Security of Resource Supply and the Obsolescing Bargain; Introduction; RN and Its Consequences in International Political Economy; Security of Supply and the Obsolescing Bargain Model in the Region; The Contemporary Obsolescing Bargain Model in the Asia-Pacific Region
Strengthening the Bargaining Power of Mining Companies Using Industry Clusters in the Region Conclusion; References; Chapter 7: Mining and Human Rights; Introduction; The Mining Industry and CCD; Human Rights and CCD; The Capability Approach and CCD; Conclusion; References; Chapter 8: Mergers and Acquisitions: The Politics of Megadeals in the Mining Industry; Introduction; Trends in M&A Activity in the Mining and Energy Sectors; Global Activity; Future Trends; Explanations for the Success or Failure of Mergers and Acquisitions from the Literature; The Market Structure Explanation
Chapter 2: Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment in the Mining Industry Introduction; Geology; Political Stability; Investment Promotion; Regulatory Regime; Fiscal Regime; Financial Conditions; Environmental and Social Regulation; Operational Environment; Potential Profitability; Conclusion; References; Chapter 3: Regulatory Regimes, Foreign Mining Investment, and Risk in the Asia-Pacific Region: Comparative Evaluation and Policy Implications; Introduction; Regulatory Regimes, Governance Infrastructure, and Foreign Direct Investment
Analysing the Performance of Regulatory Regimes Conclusions and Policy Implications; Conclusion; References; Chapter 4: Property, Politics, and Power: Theorising Political Risk in the Mining Industry; Introduction; Political Risk Research: A Dead End?; Where Did the Research Go Astray?; The Three Pillars of Political Risk; Property; Politics; Politics: An 'Unstructured' Approach; Politics as Structured Governance; Power; The Corporation as a Political Actor: Powers, Advantages, and Vulnerabilities; Conclusion; References
Chapter 5: Social Risk and Business Risk in Mining Projects Introduction; Risk in the Literature; Social Risk; Business Risk; Theorising the Relationship Between Social Risk and Business Risk Associated with Mining Projects; Problems with Conflation; Conclusion; References; Chapter 6: Security of Resource Supply and the Obsolescing Bargain; Introduction; RN and Its Consequences in International Political Economy; Security of Supply and the Obsolescing Bargain Model in the Region; The Contemporary Obsolescing Bargain Model in the Asia-Pacific Region
Strengthening the Bargaining Power of Mining Companies Using Industry Clusters in the Region Conclusion; References; Chapter 7: Mining and Human Rights; Introduction; The Mining Industry and CCD; Human Rights and CCD; The Capability Approach and CCD; Conclusion; References; Chapter 8: Mergers and Acquisitions: The Politics of Megadeals in the Mining Industry; Introduction; Trends in M&A Activity in the Mining and Energy Sectors; Global Activity; Future Trends; Explanations for the Success or Failure of Mergers and Acquisitions from the Literature; The Market Structure Explanation