The Global Diamond Industry: Economics and Development Volume II

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Introduction....Pages 1-7
Front Matter....Pages 9-9
Shifting Trajectories of Diamond Processing: From India to Europe and Back, from the Fifteenth Century to the Twentieth....Pages 11-43
How Community Institutions Create Economic Advantage: Jewish Diamond Merchants in New York....Pages 44-86
Transnational Entrepreneurs, Global Pipelines and Shifting Production Patterns: The Example of the Palanpuris in the Diamond Sector....Pages 87-115
Front Matter....Pages 117-117
The Kimberley Process at Ten: Reflections on a Decade of Efforts to End the Trade in Conflict Diamonds....Pages 119-142
Diamonds, Development, and Democracy....Pages 143-152
Contested Diamond Certification: Reconfiguring Global and National Interests in Zimbabwe’s Marange Fields....Pages 153-180
A History of Diamond Treatments....Pages 181-228
Turning Rough Dreams into a Polished Reality? The Development of Diamond-Processing Capabilities in Botswana’s Diamond Cutting and Polishing Industry....Pages 229-250
Synthetic Gem Quality Diamonds and their Potential Impact on the Botswana Economy....Pages 251-290
Back Matter....Pages 291-304