The origin of this significant and timely book was a lecture on the structural changes in the international oll industry prepared by Dr. AI-Chalabi for the OAPEC annual course on the Fundamentals o[ Oil and Gas. It was given in Arabic in February 1978 when the author was Assistant Secretary General of OAPEC. The author has succeeded in ex panding and updating the basic aspects of the subject. He has managed, in this relatively short book, to survey and analyse the main structural changes in the inter national oll industry during the last 35 years, with special emphasis on the revolutionary changes of the 1970s. The book clearly demonstrates the significance of these changes in terms of their impact on the power of control and decisions concerning the ownership of oil resources, their marketing outlets and price policy. It explains how the concession system and the various consortia arrangements among the transnational oil companies gave them max imum freedom and flexibility in the control and manage ment of emde oil production and pricing. Their vertical and horizontal integration enabled them to control and manage upstream and downstream operations on a global basis and with the effectiveness of a powerful international Cartel.

OPEC and the International Oil Industry: A changing structure

Business & Money

Al-Chalabi, F.J.

Economics

Springer

Africans need an African voice to tell our African stories and deliver them to the world the way we intended - with our essence, traditions, experiences and thoughts intact. David Monyae is such a voice. A committed anticolonialist and internationalist, Monyae offers insight into the complex and challenging terrain of African international relations. He is acutely aware of the history of the great powers' exploitation of Africa. He is steeped in how states and inter-state organisations and their leaders have struggled for their self-interest and, occasionally, that of the public throughout the continent. Monyae's expertise lies in understanding the ways that realpolitik shapes our world. He recognises the common humanity of our frail and fallible species. He aspires to improve the lot of the voiceless in world affairs by seeking to improve the quality of the policies and strategies of the continent's and the world's most powerful through his commentary. This anthology is a guide through global politics from the unique vantage point of the individuals and communities that those politics affect.

Reflections on the Global Village: Opinion and Analysis

Politics & Social Sciences

Monyae PhD, David

Politics & Government

Real African Publishers

The role of unions in workers' struggles to win and hold political power. Discusses the experiences of the revolutionary movement in Russia before and after the 1917 revolution.

On Trade Unions

Lenin, V.I.

Pathfinder Pr

A political journalist presents his frankly subjective observations on the personalities and political machinations of the 1972 presidential campaign

Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72

Biographies & Memoirs

Thompson,Hunter S

Leaders & Notable People

Simon&Schuster

This is the story of organized crime’s penetration of the islands and the corruption of its high officials during the time The Bahamas become politically independent of Great Britain. It describes secret U.S. Internal Revenue Service operations aimed at American criminals involved in Bahamian-based tax scams and similar crimes. Block paints a devastating picture of a symbiotic relationship among off-shore tax havens in The Bahamas, sophisticated American criminals, and complacent public officials in the United States. During the 1960s and 1970s, the I.R.S. launched major investigations into American organized crime and the subterranean economy of The Bahamas. Block’s access to the private papers of many of the key players in these affairs has given him a unique perspective. He has uncovered details of crime, corruption, and bureaucratic infighting within and among the U.S. Treasury and Justice Departments that have been largely unrecognized by previous researchers. Block shows how important links in the international traffic in cocaine were forged in the Bahamas, in full view of American officials. Masters of Paradise raises major questions about American law enforcement officials’ commitment to fighting complex international crime during the 1960s and the 1970s. While there have been other studies of tax havens, money laundering, and offshore investigations, Block’s access to information and his grasp of its meaning is unique. Professionals interested in the history and sociology of organized crime and the underground economy will find this book eye-opening. General readers interested in organized crime and political corruption will find it absorbing. 

Masters of Paradise: Organized Crime and the Internal Revenue Service in the Bahamas

Block, Alan A.

Social Sciences

Transaction Pub

My Mission to Russia and Other Diplomatic Memories: Spoken Word CD, 60 Minutes (Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology 1)

Sir George Buchanan

Macmillan Education Australia Pty Ltd

Separation of the elements of classical mechanics into kinematics and dynamics is an uncommon tutorial approach, but the author uses it to advantage in this two-volume set. Students gain a mastery of kinematics first - a solid foundation for the later study of the free-body formulation of the dynamics problem. A key objective of these volumes, which present a vector treatment of the principles of mechanics, is to help the student gain confidence in transforming problems into appropriate mathematical language that may be manipulated to give useful physical conclusions or specific numerical results. In the first volume, the elements of vector calculus and the matrix algebra are reviewed in appendices. Unusual mathematical topics, such as singularity functions and some elements of tensor analysis, are introduced within the text. A logical and systematic building of well-known kinematic concepts, theorems, and formulas, illustrated by examples and problems, is presented offering insights into both fundamentals and applications. Problems amplify the material and pave the way for advanced study of topics in mechanical design analysis, advanced kinematics of mechanisms and analytical dynamics, mechanical vibrations and controls, and continuum mechanics of solids and fluids. Volume I of Principles of Engineering Mechanics provides the basis for a stimulating and rewarding one-term course for advanced undergraduate and first-year graduate students specializing in mechanics, engineering science, engineering physics, applied mathematics, materials science, and mechanical, aerospace, and civil engineering. Professionals working in related fields of applied mathematics will find it a practical review and a quick reference for questions involving basic kinematics.

Civil Rights Laws a Handbook for Oregon Empl

Russon, Helen

State of Oregon

International Journal of Intercultural Relations Vol. 15, No. 4 1991 (Special Issue: Racial, Ethnic, and Gender Issues in the Military)

Stephen B. Knouse

Pergamon Press

F.A. Hayek and the Rebirth of Classical Liberalism

Unknown, Author

Institute for Humane Studies, Inc.

The Conservate party has seen tremendous change over the last decade, from a low of holding only two seats after the 1993 election through a return to power in 2006. Hugh Segal, author of the #1 national betseller No Surrender, has watched the party's transformation, and in The Long Road Back he delivers a cogent analysis of the forces--both Conservatives and Liberal--that have shaped it. At the same time, he provides an informed and impassioned examination of the nature of conservatism, which he feels must establish a broad economic and social context for our country's future success. Intelligent and provocative--and updated with a new afterword on the Stephen Harper government--The Long Road Back is a timely commentary on the contemporary political landscape in Canada.

The Long Road Back: Creating Canadas New Conservative Party

Segal, Hugh

HarperCollins, Publishers

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