NYT - The Perils of Petrocracy - The Diigo Meta page

• 16 Nov 07
  

  greg rogers

  Energy

• 10 Nov 07
  

  Arabica Robusta

  [Is there really a difference between state-owned and private-owned?] "In reality, nationalized oil is the trend. And the percentage of oil controlled by state-owned companies is likely to continue rising, mainly because of the demographics of oil."

  capitalism corporations economics economy energy foreign policy multinational petroleum oil

• 08 Nov 07
  

  Martin Wolff

  Oil Politics Culture

  • It may seem paradoxical, but finding a hole in the ground that spouts money can be one of the worst things to happen to a nation. With one or two exceptions, oil-dependent countries are poorer, more conflict-ridden and despotic. OPEC’s own studies show the perils of relying on oil. Between 1965 and 1998, the economies of OPEC members contracted by 1.3 percent a year. Oil-dependent nations do especially badly by their poor: infant survival, nutrition, life expectancy, literacy, schooling — all are worse in oil-producing countries. The history of oil-dependent countries has produced what Terry Lynn Karl, a Stanford University professor, calls the paradox of plenty.
• 07 Nov 07
  

  d_d_mooney

  magazine

• 05 Nov 07
  

  Babafemi Akinrinade

  Fossil Fuels - Petroleum - Oil - Gas - Latin America - Bolivia - Ecuador - Venezuela - Hugo Chávez

  magazine

• 04 Nov 07
  

  subtopia DM

  economy oil politics NYT capitalism global trade government power energy via-delicious-bfunk

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