Overview

It is a tug of war: Oystein Noreng explains what all concerned are fighting for. Placing OPEC (the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries) into its wider world context, he examines in detail how shifting oil prices affect everything from international trade balances to inflation rates. In the current political climate of the Middle East and Central Asia, with anti-Americanism and the threat of terrorism in such countries as Saudi Arabia running high, oil holds the future of the world economy as well as thousands of lives in its hands. Crude Power is an indispensable book for anyone concerned with the fate of the world today, and that most important of issues: the interplay of power and money in the Middle East and beyond.

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Author:   Oystein Noreng
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   I.B. Tauris
Volume:   v. 21
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.467kg
ISBN:  

9781845110239

ISBN 10:   1845110234
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   20 December 2005
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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a very valuable book...highly recommended. --C.E. Ziegler This book is highly recommended for anyone who wishes to understand the relationship between oil suppliers, consumers and governments. --Peter Watson, Lobster 45 This study takes an in-depth, yet highly readable look at the politics of the international oil market. --Fred Rhodes, The Middle East

a very valuable book...highly recommended. --C.E. Ziegler<br> This book is highly recommended for anyone who wishes to understand the relationship between oil suppliers, consumers and governments. --Peter Watson, Lobster 45<br> This study takes an in-depth, yet highly readable look at the politics of the international oil market. --Fred Rhodes, The Middle East<br>

Author Information

Oystein Noreng is professor of petroleum economics and management at BI Norwegian School of Management, and teaches oil supplies and Middle Eastern politics both there and at the Institut Francais de Petrole and the Ecole Superieure de Commerce de Paris.

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