Crude power : politics and the oil market / by Øystein Noreng.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Noreng, Øystein, 1942- author.

Series:

Library of international relations (Series) ; v. 21.

Library of international relations ; v. 21

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Petroleum industry and trade--Political aspects.

Petroleum industry and trade.

Petroleum industry and trade--Middle East.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (303 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London : I.B. Tauris, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Oil has transformed the world and remains the most important resource of our age. It has made the wealth of millions of people - from Venequela to Norway via the Persian Gulf - and holds their futures in its fortunes. In the current political climate of the Middle East and Central Asia, where anti-Americanism runs high and the threat of terrorism in such countries as Saudi Arabia has left the world economy very nervous, oil is of prime geopolitical concern. "Crude Power" provides a comprehensive analysis of the world's dependency on Middle Eastern oil, and of the very dangerous way politics and economics play themselves out in the oil game - as producers and consumers tug at each others' interests. Oystein Noreng places OPEC (the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries), into its wider world context, and examines in detail how shifting oil prices affect everything from international trade balances to inflation rates."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Preface; Introduction; 1. The Necessity of Oil; 2. Foreign Powers and Middle Eastern Oil; 3. Oil Supplies, OPEC, Oligopoly and Politics; 4. The Political Economy of Oil Prices; 5. The Persistent Political Risks; Notes; Appendix; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

First published in 2002.

Reprinted in 2007.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612583131

9780755620197

0755620194

9781282583139

1282583131

9780857711793

0857711792

9786000008307

6000008309

9781435634831

1435634837

OCLC:

843203762