The Political Economy of International Oil

by George D. E. Philip and George Philip

Developing countries in Africa, the Middle East and Latin America have made huge profits from exporting oil in recent years and have won great control over world markets. This book looks at the background to examine why this vast oil revenue has done so little to bring about sustained economic and political development in these countries. Separate chapters consider: the impact of oil on individual developing countries, from initial exploitation through...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0748604901
• ISBN13: 9780748604906
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 220 Pages