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The Great Tin Crash: Bolivia and the World Tin Market
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 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 the miners and their families. From Siglo XX in Bolivia to Geevor in England, thousands of miners have seen their livelihoods disappear.
108 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 1987
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John Crabtree
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Dr. John Crabtree is a Research Associate at the University of Oxford's Latin America Center. Crabtree specializes in the politics of the Andean countries, on which he has written widely. He holds an MA from Liverpool University and a PhD from Oxford Brookes University.
Dr. John Crabtree is a Research Associate at the University of Oxford's Latin America Center. Crabtree specializes in the politics of the Andean countries, on which he has written widely. He holds an MA from Liverpool University and a PhD from Oxford Brookes University.
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