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SUMMARY On 24 October 1985 the International Tin Council announced that it could not pay its debts to banks and metal brokers. The crisis ended with the ITC facing legal actions after defaulting on almost £900 mn. Its problems have cast a shadow over other commodity agreements and the chances of UNCTAD's Integrated Programme. The collapse shows that commodity agreements must price realistically and control a high proportion of production if they are to survive. The conclusion is that the volatility of modern capital flows and diversification of developing economies make commodity agreements more difficult to maintain and perhaps less important. RESUME L'Effondrement de l'Accord international sur le Fer Le 24 Octobre 1985, le Conseil International du Fer annonca qu'il ne pouvait pas payer sa dette aux banques et aux agents de change. La crise se termina par le ITC (Conseil International du Fer) se trouvant a faire face a une action en justice pour le non-paiement d'une dette de £900mn. Ces problemes ont assombri les accords passes sur d'autres produits et les chances du Programme Integre de l'UNCTAD. L'effondrement montre que les accords sur la production doivent etablir des prix de maniere realistique et controler une grande proportion de la production s'ils veulent survivre. En conclusion, l'inconstance du flux du capital moderne et la diversification des economies en voie de developpement rend les accords sur la production difficiles a maintenir et peut-etre diminue leur importance. RESUMEN El colapso del convenio internacional del estano El 24 de octubre de 1985 el Consejo Internacional del Estano (CIE), anuncio que no podia pagar sus deudas a los corredores bancarios y metaleros. La crisis termino con el CIE enfrentando acciones judiciales despues de no pagar casi 900 millones de libras esterlinas. Sus problemas han creado una sombra sobre otros convenios de mercancias y sobre el futuro del Programa Integrado de la UNCTAD. El colapso demuestra que para sobrevivir, los convenios de mercancias deben ser realistas en los precios y controlar una alta proporcion de la produccion. Se concluye que la volatilidad de los flujos del capital moderno y la diversificacion de las economias en desarrollo hacen que los convenios de mercancias sean mas dificiles de mantener y que quizas se tornen menos importantes.

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