China, Oil and Global Politics

by Roland Dannreuther and Philip Andrews-Speed

Book Overview

China's rapid economic growth has led to a huge increase in its domestic energy needs. This book provides a critical overview of how China's growing need for oil imports is shaping its international economic and diplomatic strategy and how this affects global political relations and behaviour.

Part One is focused on the domestic drivers of energy policy: it provides a systematic account of recent trends in China's energy sector and assesses...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415838312
• ISBN13: 9780415838313
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"