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Subject: H-ASIA: CFP Intl Gold Market from late 19th C, Lausanne, Mar 9-10,
2012
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> March 29, 2011
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> Call for papers: The international gold market from the late 19th century
> until today: actors, networks and issues (political, monetary, financial,
> banking, industrial and cultural) Conference, Lausanne, March 9-10, 2012
>
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> The international gold market from the late 19th century until today:
> actors, networks and issues (political, monetary, financial, banking,
> industrial and cultural)
>
> Location: Switzerland
> Call for Papers Date: 2011-07-31
> Date Submitted: 2011-03-25
> Announcement ID: 184122
>
> International Conference
> Dates: 9-10 March 2012
> Place: University of Lausanne (Switzerland)
> Organizer: Dr. Sandra Bott
> Language: English/French
>
> This conference aims at studying the many facets of the
> international gold market from the late 19th century till today by
> looking at its organization from the extraction of this precious metal to
> its consumption. The goal is to trace the legal and illegal networks of
> gold from the main producing regions to the major consumer countries. Gold
> is not a commodity like any other mainly because of its unique role in the
> international monetary system in the 20th century, but also because of the
> strong global private demand led by the jewellery and industrial sectors
> and by investors who consider gold as a stable value especially in times
> of economic crisis or war. Some examples of themes that would be
> particularly interesting to deal with during this conference:
>
> • The central role played by gold in the different international monetary
> systems from the establishment of the gold standard in 1870 to the
> demonetization of gold in the early 1970s. Even after the official
> relationship between gold and the dollar was abandoned in 1971, the yellow
> metal remains the most popular medium of exchange among policy makers and
> bankers, and constitutes a large portion of most countries reserves.
> Monetary and political issues related to this unique position of gold
> place this precious metal at the heart of international relations and
> financial flows. It thus constitutes an interesting topic for further
> investigation.
>
> • National differences regarding the regulation and taxation of the
> precious metal involve the establishment of informal economies, in which
> smuggling and tax evasion coexist with legal markets. The analysis of the
> emergence and organization of these gold markets – free and black – with
> an emphasis on the major international and regional gold markets of
> Zurich, London, Paris, Dubai and Hong Kong represent a second major axis
> of reflection.
>
> • A third aspect could deal with the main actors and their influence on
> the international gold market. It might include an analysis of the role of
> the large mining groups, the main producer and consumer states, the large
> refining companies, the trading houses, the banks, the gold jewellery
> industry, or the insurance companies that guarantee gold's transport. The
> objective is to study the complex networks that are formed around gold
> trade, which should allow to more accurately track the sinuous path taken
> by gold ingots or nuggets from the major producer countries, such as South
> Africa, through the European financial centres of London and Zurich and
> back to the Arab and Asian markets.
>
> • The cultural and social issues related to the consumption of gold
> represent a fourth possible approach, which would allow to better
> understand the fascination with this precious and unalterable metal. What
> are, for example, the explanatory factors that make Asia the largest
> consumer of gold today with India owning approximately 10% of world gold
> reserves. The aim is to reflect on consumption practices, notably those of
> luxury goods.
>
> This conference aims at gathering contributions from economic, political,
> social and cultural history, which should allow to analyze varied aspects
> of the gold market and the role of this raw material in international
> relations and financial flows from the late 19th century until today.
>
> Proposals should be sent by July 31st, 2011 to the following address:
> Sandra.Bott@unil.ch
>
> Please send a summary (maximum 1 A4 page) of the proposed contribution, as
> well as a brief CV. The participants selected will be informed by
> September 1st, 2011. A selection of the contributions presented will be
> published (to appear in 2012).
>
>
> Dr. Sandra Bott
> University of Lausanne
> Faculté des Lettres, section d'histoire
> Anthropole, 1015 Lausanne
> Phone: +41(0)21 692 29 31
> Fax: +41(0)21 692 29 35
> Email: sandra.bott@unil.ch
>
>
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