The Political Economy of Oil in Alaska: Multinationals vs. the State

by Jonathan Rosenberg, Jerry McBeath, Matthew Berman

Investigates the complex relationship that Alaska has with its most precious commodity - oil - and with the corporations that bring that oil to market. This book explores the dynamic balance between... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1588265579
• ISBN13: 9781588265579
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.

Customer Reviews

The modern economic and political realities surrounding Alaska's natural resources, particularly oil

The Political Economy of Oil in Alaska: Multinationals vs. the State is a scholarly assessment written by learned professors. The result is a thoroughly researched yet highly accessible treatise, offering a balanced, nonpartisan survey of the modern economic and political realities surrounding Alaska's natural resources, particularly oil. Chapters review the concept of oil dependency and whether or not such a term can be applied to Alaska; recount a brief history of oil in Alaska; discuss current petroleum revenues and tax policy; recommend guidelines for managing the wealth, preventing corruption, and respecting the environment; and much more. "Availability of information and free access to it does not mean that potential conflicts with the law will be revealed automatically. This requires a vigilant public and press, and monitoring of information by agencies both public and private. Recent ethics scandals in Alaska are less a problem of transparency than lack of public and private scrutiny of government operations." In today's era of rising oil prices, The Political Economy of Oil in Alaska could not be more socially relevant. Highly recommended.