The Regulation of Mineral Enterprises: A Global Perspective on Economics, Law and Policy addresses a gap in information and knowledge in the areas of mineral law and policy issues in a comprehensive way, and does so in the context of strategic decision-making. The authors present a well-developed and perceptive focus on some of the most critical issues in the regulation of the minerals industry that presently confront us. The major topics of mineral policy, mining laws/agreements, international investment laws and mineral taxation are presented in dedicated chapters, with the final chapter addressing environmental and sustainable development issuesmoving beyond the strict legal/regulatory framework into what is often called the social license to operate.