Energy kingdoms :oil and political s...
Krane, Jim,

 

  • Energy kingdoms :oil and political survival in the persian gulf /
  • 紀錄類型: 書目-電子資源 : Monograph/item
    杜威分類號: 338.2/72809536
    書名/作者: Energy kingdoms : : oil and political survival in the persian gulf // Jim Krane.
    作者: Krane, Jim,
    面頁冊數: 1 online resource (221 p.)
    標題: Petroleum industry and trade - Persian Gulf Region.
    標題: Petroleum industry and trade - Political aspects - Persian Gulf Region.
    標題: Energy consumption - Persian Gulf Region.
    標題: Energy policy - Persian Gulf Region.
    ISBN: 9780231179300
    ISBN: 9780231548922
    書目註: Includes bibliographical references and index.
    內容註: Energy kingdoms : oil and political survival in the persian gulf -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Before Oil -- 2. The Oil Age Arrives -- 3. The Big Payback -- 4. From Energy Poverty to Energy Extremism -- 5. Unnaturally Cool -- 6. We Have a Serious Problem -- 7. Iran and Dubai Lead the Way -- 8. Shifting Gears in Saudi Arabia -- 9. The Politics of Reform -- Conclusion: The Climate Hedge -- Notes -- Index.
    摘要、提要註: After the discovery of oil in the 1930s, the Gulf monarchies--Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, and Bahrain--went from being among the world's poorest and most isolated places to some of its most ostentatiously wealthy. To maintain support, the ruling sheikhs provide their subjects with boundless cheap energy, unwittingly leading to some of the highest consumption rates on earth. Today, as summertime temperatures set new records, the Gulf's rulers find themselves caught in a dilemma: can they curb their profligacy without jeopardizing the survival of some of the world's last remaining absolute monarchies? In Energy Kingdoms, Jim Krane takes readers inside the monarchies to consider the conundrum facing the Gulf states. He traces the history of their energy use and policies, looking in particular at how energy subsidies have distorted demand. Oil exports are the lifeblood of their political-economic systems--and the basis of their strategic importance--but domestic consumption has begun eating into exports while climate change threatens to render the region uninhabitable. At risk are the sheikhdoms' way of life, their relations with their Western protectors, and their political stability in a chaotic region. Backed by rich fieldwork and deep knowledge of the region, Krane expertly lays out the hard choices that Gulf leaders face to keep their states viable.
    電子資源: https://portal.igpublish.com/iglibrary/search/COLB0002513.html
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