The International Political Economy of Oil and Gas

The International Political Economy of Oil and Gas

Author: Slawomir Raszewski

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2017-11-15

Total Pages: 310

ISBN-13: 3319625578

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This book addresses energy research from four distinct International Political Economy perspectives: energy security, governance, legal and developmental areas. Energy is too important to be neglected by political scientists. Yet, within the mainstream of the discipline energy research still remains a peripheral area of academic enquiry seeking to plug into the discipline’s theoretical debates. The purpose of this book is to assess how existing perspectives fit with our understanding of social science energy research by focusing on the oil and gas dimension.


The Political Economy of Natural Gas

The Political Economy of Natural Gas

Author: Ferdinand E. Banks

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-09-05

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 1351402439

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Originally published in 1987 this book presents a comprehensive survey of the global natural gas industry: it looks at the problems of supply, the pattern of demand, the economics of the industrya nd how the industry in the 1980s was being affected by changes in other energy sectors. As a key commodity in the world economy the supply of natural gas is increasingly affecting and changing international relations between importer and supplier countries: the siberian natural gas pipeline which supplies Soviet gas to Western Europe is a key example of the impact of natural gas on international relations and one which is discussed in the book.


The Political Economy of Clean Energy Transitions

The Political Economy of Clean Energy Transitions

Author: Douglas Arent

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 631

ISBN-13: 0198802242

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A volume on the political economy of clean energy transition in developed and developing regions, with a focus on the issues that different countries face as they transition from fossil fuels to lower carbon technologies.


Handbook of the International Political Economy of Energy and Natural Resources

Handbook of the International Political Economy of Energy and Natural Resources

Author: Andreas Goldthau

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2018-01-26

Total Pages: 417

ISBN-13: 1783475633

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This Handbook offers a comprehensive overview of the latest research from leading scholars on the international political economy of energy and resources. Highlighting the important conceptual and empirical themes, the chapters study all levels of governance, from global to local, and explore the wide range of issues emerging in a changing political and economic environment.


The Political Economy of Pipelines

The Political Economy of Pipelines

Author: Jeff D. Makholm

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 2012-04-15

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 0226502104

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With global demand for energy poised to increase by more than half in the next three decades, the supply of safe, reliable, and reasonably priced gas and oil will continue to be of fundamental importance to modern economies. Central to this supply are the pipelines that transport this energy. And while the fundamental economics of the major pipeline networks are the same, the differences in their ownership, commercial development, and operation can provide insight into the workings of market institutions in various nations. Drawing on a century of the world’s experience with gas and oil pipelines, this book illustrates the importance of economics in explaining the evolution of pipeline politics in various countries. It demonstrates that institutional differences influence ownership and regulation, while rents and consumer pricing depend on the size and diversity of existing markets, the depth of regulatory institutions, and the historical structure of the pipeline businesses themselves. The history of pipelines is also rife with social conflict, and Makholm explains how and when institutions in a variety of countries have controlled pipeline behavior—either through economic regulation or government ownership—in the public interest.


The Political Economy of World Energy

The Political Economy of World Energy

Author: Ferdinand E. Banks

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 464

ISBN-13: 9812700366

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This easy-to-read book presents an elementary yet comprehensive introduction to modern energy economics. Mathematical content is kept to a minimum, and advanced numerical concepts are placed in appendices. The two survey chapters are suitable for readers with little or no formal training in economics. Differing greatly from other energy textbooks, the book aims to provide the reader with an informed advantage. Principally intended as a textbook for undergraduate economics students, it can also be used for self-study or as a reference material.


The Political Economy of Oil and Gas in Africa

The Political Economy of Oil and Gas in Africa

Author: Soala Ariweriokuma

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2008-10-22

Total Pages: 385

ISBN-13: 113403959X

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This book provides a thoroughly researched guide to the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry, providing students, potential investors, academics and policy makers the opportunity to get acquainted with various dimensions of the oil and gas industry.


New Political Economy of Energy in Europe

New Political Economy of Energy in Europe

Author: Jakub M. Godzimirski

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2018-09-21

Total Pages: 281

ISBN-13: 3319933604

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This edited collection details and analyses the dramatic changes that the international political economy of energy has undergone in the past decade. This change began with the increasing assertiveness of Russia when the oil price rose above the $100 mark in 2008. This, combined with the rise of shale oil and gas, made the USA all but self-sufficient in terms of fossil fuels. The collapse of the oil price in 2014-15, Saudi Arabia’s new strategy of defending its market share and the increasingly tense and controversial relationship between the West and Russia all worked to further strengthen the geopolitical dimension of energy in Europe. The global result is a world in which geopolitics play a bigger part than ever before; the central question the authors of this volume grapple with is how the EU – and European small states – can deal with this. Chapter 4 of this book is available open access under a CC BY 4.0 license at link.springer.com


Algeria

Algeria

Author: Ali Aïssaoui

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13:

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This book is the fifth in a series of books on the major petroleum and gas exporting nations, most of them part of the developing world. Because of its gas dimension, Algeria occupies a special position in the global economy, particularly with regard to Europe. At the same time, despite its efforts to diversify the economy, Algeria still finds that its prospects are closely bound to the future of oil and gas.


The Political and Economic Challenges of Energy in the Middle East and North Africa

The Political and Economic Challenges of Energy in the Middle East and North Africa

Author: David Ramin Jalilvand

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-11-22

Total Pages: 400

ISBN-13: 1351783483

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The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are in disarray, and shifts in the field of energy have the potential to drastically affect the course of political and economic developments in the region. Declining oil prices, skyrocketing domestic demand, the rise of unconventional oil and natural gas production in North America, as well as shifting patterns of global energy trade all put severe pressures on both producing and importing countries in the MENA region. Policy-makers are facing fundamental challenges in light of the duality of grand transformations in (geo)politics and energy. Changes in the field of energy require substantial political and economic reforms, affecting the very fabric of sociopolitical arrangements. At the same time, the MENA region’s geopolitical volatility makes any such reforms extremely risky. Including contributions by academics and analysts from both inside and outside the MENA region, this volume explores the changes in global and regional energy, the impact of changing international energy dynamics on politics and economies in the MENA region, and the challenges that will result. This is essential reading for researchers, postgraduates, and professionals in Middle Eastern and North African politics, global energy governance and regionalism.