National Resources and International Bargaining Power: Canada's Mineral Policy Options

J.V. Rahilly was an engineering librarian in Ontario.

The term “resource diplomacy” describes the political components of the mineral supply and demand process within an international environment. This study describes the evolution of resource diplomacy in Canada and the opportunities that exist here. It is a good, useful introduction to information on the subject. Topics include the history of various treaties and activities; trends of the present; some case studies of France, the United Kingdom, West Germany, Japan, and the United States; and the concepts of stockpiling, substitution, and recycling. In addition to the extensive bibliography and footnotes, there are seven appendices of useful charts, tables, and lists of associations.