The Politics of Attention: How Government Prioritizes Problems
Product DescriptionOn any given day, policymakers are required to address a multitude of problems and make decisions about a variety of issues, from the economy and education to health care and defense. This has been true for years, but un... More >> The Politics of Attention: How Government Prioritizes Problems
The Politics of the Global Oil Industry: An Introduction
Product DescriptionThe petroleum industry is among the most lucrative and most important in the world, and its impact within the realm of international politics is tremendous (although it can be overstated). Taking a well-balanced and obje... More >> The Politics of the Global Oil Industry: An Introduction
The Color of Oil : The History, the Money and the Politics of the World's Biggest Business
Product DescriptionThe primary colors of oil today are money (lots of it), technology (basic but demanding) and people (special ones). The colors of the rainbow can be seen in the 100+ oil producing countries. There are a dozen large pe... More >> The Color of Oil : The History, the Money and the Politics of […]
Crude Democracy: Natural Resource Wealth and Political Regimes (Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics)
Product DescriptionThis book challenges the conventional wisdom that natural resource wealth promotes autocracy. Oil and other forms of mineral wealth can promote both authoritarianism and democracy, the book argues, but they do so through... More >> Crude Democracy: Natural Resource Wealth and Political Regimes (Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics)
An Introduction to Petroleum Technology, Economics, and Politics
Product DescriptionThere is only one substance known to mankind that can cause wars, influence global economies, and make countries rich: petroleum. But how much does the average person, even the average engineer, know about it? This book ... More >> An Introduction to Petroleum Technology, Economics, and Politics
Crude Politics : How Bush's Oil Cronies Hijacked the War on Terrorism
Product DescriptionIn Crude Politics, Paul Sperry presents alarming evidence that the Bush administration diplomats resumed talks with Pakistani officials over gas and oil pipelines in Afghanistan while the United States was still reeling ... More >> Crude Politics : How Bush's Oil Cronies Hijacked the War on Terrorism
Crude Existence: Environment and the Politics of Oil in Northern Angola (Global, Area, and International Archive)
Product DescriptionAfter decades of civil war and instability, the African country of Angola is experiencing a spectacular economic boom thanks to its most valuable natural resource: oil. But oil extraction--both on- and offshore--is a tox... More >> Crude Existence: Environment and the Politics of Oil in Northern Angola (Global, Area, and International Archive)
Crude Dreams: A Personal History of Oil and Politics in Alaska
Product DescriptionIn February 1968, the rumors became reality: An ARCO drilling rig has struck oil -- lots of oil -- on Alaska's remote North Slope. Jack Roderick's story of oil and politics in Alaska reads like a novel as he tells of the... More >> Crude Dreams: A Personal History of Oil and Politics in […]
The Book of Questions: Business, Politics, and Ethics
ISBN13: 9781563050343 Condition: NEW Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark. Product DescriptionForget Democrat vs. Republican or capitalist vs. socialist. Like the models used in business or law school, these 300 primary and follow-up questions focus on commerce and politics as a way to probe the more important co... More >> The Book of […]
Pipelines: Flowing Oil and Crude Politics
ISBN13: 9781845113902 Condition: NEW Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark. Product DescriptionOil and natural gas are now acknowledged to be the driving forces of international politics. What has not yet been fully explored is how their delivery affects the geopolitics of the world. For pipelines, once built, cre... More >> Pipelines: Flowing Oil […]