The Global Diamond Industry: Economics and Development brings together a collection of papers covering various aspects of the diamond industry including economics, law, history, sociology and development.These volumes are motivated by one objective alone and that is to provide intellectual light where previously little existed. The diamond industry is one that is long steeped in secrecy, and each chapter ? even each well-researched anecdote ? helps others to understand this commodity and what are, at times, mysterious operations of the industry.This first volume presents literature tackling broad issues around the structure of the industry, and the demand and pricing of diamonds.
