{"product_id":"oil-trade-politics-and-prospects-paperback-9780521147453","title":"Oil Trade; Politics and Prospects (Paperback) 9780521147453","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eOil Trade\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003ePolitics and Prospects\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis 1993 book is a descriptive analysis of the influences in the world oil trade.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJ. E. Hartshorn (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521147453, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 3 February 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e324 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm, 0.48 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eReview of the hardback: 'Oil Trade is one of those rare books which can act as an introduction to the subject but which the specialist can also read with value … this is a very welcome addition to the literature.' Development Policy Review\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAfter a century of exponential growth, the international oil industry suddenly slowed down in the 1970s, faltered during the 1980s, and by 1991 was just about back to its 1979 level. That break in trend of its dominance in world energy became clear in 'the OPEC decade' from 1973 onwards, gaining a surge of riches for oil-exporting countries. This book, which was originally published in 1993, is a descriptive analysis of influences in the world oil trade. It is concerned with a central unchanged paradox of the industry - its preoccupation with maximising the production of high-cost rather than low-cost oil. It follows the rise and decline of OPEC monopoly power in the crude market, and shows how growth in the international oil business has almost ceased since the late seventies, exploring the reasons behind this slowdown. The author has had twenty-five years of practical experience in petroleum economics.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of figures\u003cbr\u003e List of tables\u003cbr\u003e List of tabular boxes\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e List of abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e 1. Pause or plateau?\u003cbr\u003e 2. A discontinuity in trade\u003cbr\u003e 3. Costs: concepts and comparisons\u003cbr\u003e 4. Ambitions of autarky\u003cbr\u003e 5. Still the prime mover\u003cbr\u003e 6. An industry restructured\u003cbr\u003e 7. Governments in the oil business\u003cbr\u003e 8. The OPEC performance\u003cbr\u003e 9. A confusion of prices\u003cbr\u003e 10. Perspective of supply\u003cbr\u003e 11. A contrast of expectations\u003cbr\u003e 12. A sustainable paradox?\u003cbr\u003e Appendices\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Environmental economics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Environmental economics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Environmental%20economics%20%5BKCN%5D%22\"\u003eKCN\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006708666648,"sku":"9780521147453","price":28.86,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521147453i_08da2cc6-7595-4e3e-a4c1-423add7af692.jpg?v=1691372485","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/oil-trade-politics-and-prospects-paperback-9780521147453","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}