Rising Power Shrinking Planet: How Scarce Energy is Creating a New World Order - Rilegato

Michael Klare

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ISBN 10: 1851686487 ISBN 13: 9781851686483

Casa editrice: Oneworld Publications, 2008

Riassunto

Oil recently hit the milestone of $100 a barrel. And it is still climbing. Unlike the oil shocks of the 1970s, this dizzying leap is not a product of temporary OPEC embargo or a sudden flare-up in the Middle East. Rather, it is a sign of a permanent new structure of world power, one in which market forces and military strength matter far less than the scarcity of vital natural resources. Surveying the changed energy-driven dynamic, Michael Klein, the preeminent expert on resource geopolitics, forecasts a future of surprising new alliances and explosive danger. As essential sources of energy rapidly deplete, governments rather than corporations are taking over the pursuit of resources. In a radically altered world - where a resurgent Russia holds Europe to ransom, and the West is forced to compete with the 'Chindia' juggernaut - the only route to survival, Klane shows, lies through international cooperation.

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"A brilliant exposition on one of the gigantic problems facing society. Klare is a top expert on the politics of energy and resources. Read him!" --Paul R. Ehrlich, author of The Dominant Animal

"Klare articulates his message with sober honesty and appropriate urgency. If knowledge is power, it is also empowering." --Amory B. Lovins, author of Capitalism as if the World Matters

"A splendid survey of the new world energy order. A provocative examination of the perilous race to secure energy resources." --Carole Nakhle, author of Out of the Energy Labyrinth

"Klare articulates his message with sober honesty and appropriate urgency. If knowledge is power, it is also empowering." --Amory B. Lovins, author of Capitalism as if the World Matters

"A splendid survey of the new world energy order. A provocative examination of the perilous race to secure energy resources." --Carole Nakhle, author of Out of the Energy Labyrinth

L'autore

Michael Klare is the author of thirteen books, including Blood and Oil and Resource Wars. He is the defence analyst for The Nation and the Director of the Five College program in Peace and World Security Studies at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts, USA.

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• Editore: Oneworld Publications
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1851686487
• ISBN 13: 9781851686483
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 336