The Impact of the International Tin Restriction Schemes on the Return to Equity of Tin Mining Companies, 1927-39

John Hillman

Business History, 1997, vol. 39, issue 3, 65-80

Abstract: This article reviews some of the debates that emerged around the cartelisation of the tin industry during the 1930s, by analysing the rates of return realised by shareholders in tin mining companies. The claim that the tin cartel used its market power to raise prices excessively is questioned by comparing the rate for tin equities with other forms of investment. Comparisons within the industry show that the companies associated with Anglo-Oriental, the group that was responsible for the formation of the cartel, were not especially dependent on the cartel for their survival. As a result, the cartel is considered to be a solution to a problem of collective action on the part of all tin companies.

Date: 1997
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