Description
"Looking at the global picture-including Vietnam, India and Egypt-Guy Laron charts the connection between oil, gas and political power from the First World War, through the Cold War, to the crises of today. He shows how political actors leveraged their power through key chokepoints: production sites, pipelines and even refineries. Whilst at the same time, companies lobbied states to block rivals and eliminate competition. This has been a high-stakes game over the controlling heights of the world economy that continues until this very day"--
