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Oil: Politics, Poverty and the Planet

By Toby Shelley

Book information

Publisher
Zed books
Year
2005
ISBN
1842775200, 9781842775202
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2083416 bytes)
Series
Global Issues Series
Pages
224\237
Time added
2015-10-21 20:28:30

Description

This informative survey of the global oil and gas industry covers both its changes and its continuities. The reader is introduced to what is happening in both producer and consumer states, to governments and corporations, to current trends and likely future developments. Fundamental questions are asked: notably who benefits? Why is the economic development record of so many oil exporting states so abysmal? How does oil extraction exacerbate ethnic and regional tensions in the world? What are the human rights and environmental issues involved? Above all, what future for fossil fuels as our climate changes? This account is vital reading for anyone wanting to understand the impact of oil and gas on our world today.

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