Algeria
Subtitle: the political economy of oil and gas
By: Ali Aïssaoui.
Contributors: Oxford Institute for Energy Studies.
Series: The political economy of oil exporting countries ;; 5
Publisher: Oxford University Press for the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 312
Subjects: Petroleum industry and trade -- Algeria -- History; Gas industry -- Algeria -- History; Algeria -- Economic conditions
Other titles: Political economy of oil and gas
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: 1 INTRODUCTION 1; title: 2 THE SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL; title: CONTEXT 8; title: The Hydrocarbon Foundation 9; title: A Crisis Brewing 14; title: Leviathan Unleashed 16; title: Muddling Through 25; title: Bold Reforms, Protracted Implementation 27; title: 3 OIL AND GAS FROM EARLY TIMES TO; title: ALGERIA'S INDEPENDENCE 39; title: Ain Zeft 40; title: First World War and the Importance of Oil 42; title: From Iraq to Algeria: The Shift in French; title: Oil Policy 43; title: The Saharan Issue 47; title: Structure and Regulation of the Industry on; title: the Eve of Independence 53; title: 4 FROM CONDOMINIUM TO; title: NATIONALISATION 62; title: Early Institutional Framework 63; title: The Constraints of a Bilateral Relationship 68; title: OPEC and Algeria's Broader Aspirations 72; title: The Steep Path to Nationalisation 73; title: Taking Over French Interests 78; title: 5 CHANGES IN HYDROCARBON POLICIES; title: SINCE NATIONALISATION; title: Valhyd and the 'Gas Battle'; title: Upstream Policies: From 'Do-It-Alone' to; title: a Policy of Partnership; title: The Three-pronged Strategy of the 1990s; title: Critical Issues Upstream; title: Towards a New Legal, Fiscal and Institutional; title: Arrangement; title: 6 UPSTREAM, MIDSTREAM AND; title: DOWNSTREAM DEVELOPMENTS; title: Hydrocarbon Reserves; title: Crude Oil Production; title: Natural Gas Production; title: Midstream Developments; title: The Downstream and Transformation Sectors; title: 7 HYDROCARBON EXPORT AND PRICING; title: POLICIES; title: Exports Pattern: The Increasing Importance of Gas; title: The Political Economy of 'Diversification' and; title: 'Valorisation'; title: Oil Exports and Pricing Policies; title: Gas Exports and Pricing Policies; title: The Marketing and Pricing of Condensate and LPG; title: 8 SONATRACH AND THE GOVERNMENT; title: The Birth and Rise of Sonatrach; title: De-integration and Re-integration; title: The Complex Interaction with the Government; title: Stripping Sonatrach of its Government Functions; title: Towards Privatisation?; title: 9 HYDROCARBONS AND THE ECONOMY; title: The Role of Hydrocarbons in Shaping the; title: Economy: An Historical Perspective; title: The Vicious Impact of the 1986 Oil Price Collapse; title: The Resulting Debt Burden; title: And the Unemployment Crisis; title: Coping with Oil Price Uncertainties; title: Mitigating the Macro-economic Effects of Oil Prices; title: 10 HYDROCARBONS, ENERGY AND THE; title: ENVIRONMENT; title: The Pressure of the Rio Agenda; title: Hydrocarbons and Energy-related Environmental; title: Policy Issues; title: The Broad Nature of Emissions; title: Legal and Other Policy Instruments; title: The Hydrocarbon Industry: Culprit or Mover?; title: 11 HYDROCARBON RENTS AND BEYOND; title: The Prospects for Export-generated Rent; title: Capturing Additional Rent Downstream; title: Stabilising State Income and Mitigating Future; title: Fiscal Crisis; title: Beyond Hydrocarbon Rents; title: REFERENCES; title: INDEX.