Global Diamond Industry

Roman Grynberg is Professor of Economics at the University of Namibia. He was Head of Trade Policy at the Commonwealth Secretariat. He has published books on Commodity Prices and the World Trade Organisation (WTO), and Small States.Letsema Mbayi is a research fellow at the Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis. Her doctoral research investigated diamond beneficiation policy in a producer country.

• DedicationAcknowledgementIntroductionList Of Tables And FiguresPART I: SOCIAL AND HISTORIC ASPECTS OF THE DIAMOND TRADE1. Shifting Trajectories Of Diamond Processing: From India To European And Back, From The Fifteen Century To The Twentieth; Karin Hofmeester2. How Community Institutions Create Economic Advantage: Jewish Diamond Merchants In New York; B.D Richman3. Transnational Entrepreneurs, Global Pipelines And Shifting Production Patterns. The Example Of The Palanpuris In The Diamond Sector; Sebastian HennPART II: DIAMONDS AND DEVELOPMENT4. The Kimberly Process At Ten: Reflections On A Decade Of Efforts To End The Trade In Conflict Diamonds; J.A Grant5. Diamonds, Development, And Democracy; Nicky Oppenheimer6. Contested Diamond Certification: Reconfiguring Global And National Interests In Zimbabwe ' 's Marange Fields; S.J Spiegel7. A History Of Diamond Treatments; T.W Overton And J.E Shingley8. Technological Innovation And Export Diversification Through The Development Of Diamond-Processing Capabilities In Botswana ' 's Diamond Cutting And Polishing Industry; Doctor Letsema Mbayi9. Synthetics And Their Impact On Botswana; Prof. Roman GrynbergIndex