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Handbook of Oil Politics


ISBN13: 9781857438086
Published: August 2015
Publisher: Routledge
Country of Publication: UK
Format: Paperback (Hardback in 2011)
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These days, one would have a difficult time picking up a newspaper, or watching a newscast that did not have a lead story dealing with some aspect of oil. From instability in the Middle East, to stock market crashes and concerns over the health of the world economy, to wars that seem to break out unexpectedly around the world, to discussions of global warming, and even speculation over the fate of mankind, oil is usually lurking somewhere in the background.

To many, oil markets and their linkages to a whole spectrum of events remain something of a mystery. Unfortunately, most of the easily obtained information on oil is deeply flawed. Whole web-conspiracy sites depict ruthless insiders and reckless dictators manipulating energy markets at will. The 30 essays in this volume, written by the leading experts in the field, attempt to set the record straight. While their assessments may lack the sensationalism of many popular pundits, serious readers will find their insights invaluable in the years to come in providing a framework for understanding many of the events of the day.

The volume is divided into sections. Part I provides a broad overview of the political dimensions underlying the supply of oil. Some of the key questions addressed include: is the world running out of oil? And if so, is the cause physical scarcity or political/policy failure? Why are many of the oil-producing countries in the developing world so unstable? Can oil markets be made to provide more stability to the world system? Part II examines some of the political responses to oil-related developments. Here, the key questions concern the role of the political process in the development of alternative sources of energy. The various means through which countries approach their energy security is assessed, as is the problem of climate change. The section ends with the provocative question: do governments really need to go to war for oil?

Oil production, energy markets, and the political environment produce distinct regional patterns. Part III examines oil and political power in Africa, Latin America, the Middle East and South-East Asia. Part IV expands some of the main regional themes through a series of case studies on specific countries: Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Russia and Brazil. A final section looks to the future: will the oil curse continue for many countries? How will the growth and expansion of China affect oil prices and availabilities? Will oil-based sovereign wealth funds contribute to global stability or will they create increased political tensions between consuming and producing countries? Will volatile oil markets undermine the US dollar as well as the global financial system? Perhaps appropriately, the volume ends with an assessment of the future of oil in a carbon constrained world.

All in all, the essays in this volume cover the whole spectrum of the politics of oil. They will help shed light on this vital, yet still often misunderstood topic. The book does not represent any particular political or ideological position. Instead, each author has sought to objectively seek a deeper understanding as to the complexity and subtlety of forces that have all too often eluded policymakers around the world.

Subjects:
Energy and Natural Resources Law
Contents:
Part I

Politics of Oil Supply
1. Introduction
ROBERT E. LOONEY
2. Key Issues Surrounding the Supply of Oil
PAUL SULLIVAN
3. The Changing Geopolitics of Oil
MICHAEL T. KLARE
4. The Politics of Oil Supply: National Oil Companies vs International Oil Companies
JEAN-FRANCOIS SEZNEC
5. The Policy Implications of Peak Oil
LAUREL GRAEFE
6. Conflict and Instability
MICHAEL ROSS
7. Co-operation Between Producers and Consumers
PAUL STEVENS
8. Oil Markets: The Need for Reforms
GIACOMO LUCIANI

Part II

Political Responses
9. Energy Security
DANIEL MORAN
10. Strategy, Foreign Policy and Climate Change: The Middle East in the Cross Hairs
JAMES A. RUSSELL
11. Do Governments Need to Go to War for Oil?
DAVID R. HENDERSON

Part III

Oil and Political Power: Regional Dimensions
12. Oil Rents and Political Power in Latin America
JESSICA PIOMBO
13. Oil Rents and Political Power in Latin America
SIDNEY WEINTRAUB
14. Oil Rents, Political and Military Policies and the Fallout: Implications for the Middle East
HOSSEIN ASKARI
15. Oil and Power in the Caspian Region
RICHARD POMFRET
16. Oil and Politics in South-East Asia
Benjamin Smith

Part IV

Country Case Studies
17. United States: The Politics of Alternative Energy
ALAN REYNOLDS
18. Beyond the Oil Curse: Iraq’s Wealth State and Poor Society
ABBAS KADHIM
19. Government Policy and the Evolution of the Iranian Oil Industry
FARROKH NAJMABADI
20. The Enduring Saudi Oil Power
JOSEPH A. KÉCHICHIAN
21. Gas and Egyptian Development
ROBERT SPRINGBORG
22. Oil and the Russian Economy
Philip Hanson
23. An Oil Giant From the Emerging World: Petrobras
FLAVIA CARVALHO

Part V

Key Issues for the Future
24. The Oil Curse: Causes, Consequences, and Policy Implications
RICHARD AUTY
25. Challenges in Oil Governance
ANDREAS GOLDTHAU
26. Sovereign Wealth funds in the Golf: Opportunities and Challenges
GAWDAT BAHGAT
27. Oil, the Dollar, and the Stability of the International Financial System
ECKART WOERTZ
28. China’s Impact on Oil Markets
JOHN CALABRESSE
29. The Future of Oil Rentier Economies: Iraq’s Future and Oil Fortune Need Radical Economic Change
SABRI ZIRE AL-SAADI
30. The Future of Oil in a Carbon Constrained World
DANIEL J. A. JOHANSSON, FREDRIK HEDENUS AND THOMAS STERNER

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