OIL: POLITICS, POVERTY AND THE PLANET.
Series: GLOBAL ISSUES IN A CHANGING WORLD
Publisher: ZED BOOKS
Published: 2005
Place of publication: LONDON
Language: und; eng
Number of pages: 220
Description: Provides information for understanding the shifting structure of the global oil and gas economy: where the reserves lie, who produces what, trade patterns, consumption trends and prices. Highlights political and social issues in the global energy sector: the domestic inequality, civil conflict and widespread poverty that dependence on oil exports inflicts on developing countries and the strategies of wealthy countries (especially the United States) to control oil-rich regions. [back cover].