Handbook of Oil Politics

ISBN-13: 9781857435832 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 448 str.

Robert E. Looney

Opis

These days, one would have a difficult time picking up a newspaper, or watching a newscast that did not have a lead story dealing with some aspect of oil. From instability in the Middle East, to stock market crashes and concerns over the health of the world economy, to wars that seem to break out unexpectedly around the world, to discussions of global warming, and even speculation over the fate of mankind, oil is usually lurking somewhere in the background. To many, oil markets and their linkages to a whole spectrum of events remain something of a mystery. Unfortunately, most of the easily obtained information on oil is deeply flawed. Whole web-conspiracy sites depict ruthless insiders and reckless dictators manipulating energy markets at will. The 30 essays in this volume, written by the leading experts in the field, attempt to set the record straight.

Spis treści

Part 1: Politics of Oil Supply  1. Introduction Robert E. Looney  2. Key Issues Surrounding the Supply of Oil Paul Sullivan  3. The Changing Geopolitics of Oil Michael T. Klare  4. The Politics of Oil Supply: National Oil Companies vs International Oil Companies Jean-Francois Seznec  5. The Policy Implications of Peak Oil Laurel Graffe  6. Conflict and Instability Michael Ross  7. Co-operation Between Producers and Consumers Paul Stevens  8. Oil Markets: The Need for Reforms Gaicomo Luciani  Part 2: Political Responses  9. Energy Security Daniel Moran  10. Strategy, Foreign Policy and Climate Change: The Middle East in the Cross Hairs James A. Russell  11. Do Governments Need to Go to War for Oil? David R. Henderson  Part 3: Oil and Political Power: Regional Dimensions  12. Oil Rents and Political Power in Africa Jessica Piombo  13. Oil Rents and Political Power in Latin America Sidney Wintraub  14. Oil Rents, Political and Military Policies and the Fallout: Implications for the Middle East Hossein Askari  15. Oil and Power in the Caspian Region Richard Pomfret  16. Oil and Politics in South-East Asia Benjamin Smith  Part 4: Country Case Studies  17. United States: The Politics of Alternative Energy Alan Reynolds  18. Beyond the Oil Curse: Iraq’s Wealth State and Poor Society Abbas Kadhim  19. Government Policy and the Evolution of the Iranian Oil Industry Farrokh Najmabadi  20. The Enduring Saudi Oil Power Joseph A. Kéchichian  21. Gas and Egyptian Development Robert Springborg  22. Oil and the Russian Economy Philip Hanson  23. An Oil Giant From the Emerging World: Petrobras Flavia Carvalho  Part 5: Key Issues for the Future  24. The Oil Curse: Causes, Consequences, and Policy Implications Richard Auty  25. Challenges in Oil Governance Andreas Goldthau  26. Sovereign Wealth funds in the Golf: Opportunities and Challenges Gawdat Bahgat  27. Oil, the Dollar, and the Stability of the International Financial System Eckart Woertz  28. China’s Impact on Oil Markets John Calabresse  29. The Future of Oil Rentier Economies: Iraq’s Future and Oil Fortune Need Radical Economic Change Sabri Zire Al-Saadi  30. The Future of Oil in a Carbon Constrained World Daniel J.A. Johansson, Fredrik Hedenus and Thomas Sterner

O autorze

Robert E. Looney (Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, USA)