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The first systematic investigation of changes in oil market governance in the advanced industrial democracies over the last three decades.

Oil is the world's most important commodity. It is also one of the most politicized, with national oil companies controlling most of the world's reserves. Contrary to conventional wisdom, Llewelyn Hughes shows that governments across the advanced industrial states responded to the politicization of oil in the 1970s by freeing prices, lowering barriers to trade, and privatizing national oil companies. How did this come about? And why do some governments continue to support domestic firms? In answering these questions, Hughes shows that the politicization of oil also led to a transformation in...

Originally published in 1914, this book presents an account of the principles of photoelectricity, incorporating the numerous advances in the area that occurred around the time of publication. The text is comprehensive in scope with 'all forms of ionisation by light being considered, whether in solids, liquids or gases'. Illustrative figures are incorporated throughout. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in physics, photoelectricity and the history of science.