The Asian energy factor : myths and dilemmas of energy, security and the Pacific future / Robert A. Manning.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Manning, Robert A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Energy policy--Asia.

Energy policy.

Energy consumption.

Asia.

Energy policy--Pacific Area.

Energy consumption--Asia.

Energy consumption--Pacific Area.

National security--Asia.

National security.

National security--Pacific Area.

Pacific Area.

Asia--Economic conditions.

Economic conditions.

Pacific Area--Economic conditions.

Physical Description:

x, 246 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave, 2000.

Summary:

Robert A. Manning debunks key myths about the oil industry: that the world is running out of oil, that the Caspian Basin is the new Persian Gulf, that resource scarcity combined with military modernization, economic buoyancy, and nationalism will lead to military conflict, and that territorial disputes among Asian nations are fueled by resource competition. His book assesses the energy challenges and strategies of Asian nations and explores the new geopolitics emerging out of their efforts to meet these challenges.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Introduction: The Apocalypse Industry 1

Chapter 2 The Myth of Energy Scarcity: Energy Crisis or Cornucopia? 17

Chapter 3 The Myth of Caspian Great Game and the "New Persian Gulf" 41

Chapter 4 The Asian Energy Predicament: A New Geopolitics? 59

Chapter 5 China: In Search of an Energy Policy 85

Chapter 6 India: The Lumbering Elephant 119

Chapter 7 Japan/Korea: Whither Asia's Mature Consumers? 143

Chapter 8 Southeast Asia: Tigers as Regional Energy Link 169

Chapter 9 Energy and Asian Security: Fueling Conflict or Cooperation? 187.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [235]-239) and index.

ISBN:

0312224370

OCLC:

44313306