The Politics of Oil-Producer Cooperation
Article from: OGEL 3 (2003), in Book Reviews and Related Material
Introduction
Dag Harald Claes Westview Press, Boulder Co. 2001 ISBN 0-8133-6843-X. Ppxvii+407 This book is part of the series “The Political Economy of Global Interdependence” edited by Thomas D. Willett. It addresses the behaviour of political actors in the international oil market since 1971 and focuses on the issue of what determines cooperative behaviour among oil producing countries? Therefore much of the book is concerned with OPEC but the behaviour of non-OPEC players is also considered and there are chapters on their links to OPEC and a case study of Norway. Following an introduction ...