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Crude volatility : the history and the future of boom-bust oil prices /
Oil is the lifeblood of modern civilization, ranking alongside food as one of our most critical commodities. It drives geopolitical, economic, and financial affairs, as well as environmental debates and policymaking. As the place of oil in our global economy has evolved, so too has the way we buy an...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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New York :
COLUMBIA University Press,
2017.
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| Series: | Center on Global Energy Policy Series
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | Oil is the lifeblood of modern civilization, ranking alongside food as one of our most critical commodities. It drives geopolitical, economic, and financial affairs, as well as environmental debates and policymaking. As the place of oil in our global economy has evolved, so too has the way we buy and sell it, with rudimentary transactions at the wellhead developing into a sophisticated and complex global market. Yet while today's oil market bears little resemblance to the one born in the valleys and creeks of western Pennsylvania more than 150 years ago, one core feature remains: a natural ten. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 315 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0231543689 9780231543682 9780231178143 023117814X |