Wheel of Fortune: The Battle for Oil and Power in Russia Contributor(s): Gustafson, Thane (Author) |
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ISBN: 0674975375 ISBN-13: 9780674975378 Publisher: Belknap OUR PRICE: $26.73 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Industries - Energy - Political Science | World - Russian & Former Soviet Union - Business & Economics | Government & Business |
Dewey: 338.272 |
Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.4" W x 9.2" (2.10 lbs) 672 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Russia - Chronological Period - 1990's - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
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Publisher Description: A Foreign Affairs Best Book of the Year on Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Republics The Russian oil industry--which vies with Saudi Arabia as the world's largest producer and exporter of oil, providing nearly 12 percent of the global supply--is facing mounting problems that could send shock waves through the Russian economy and worldwide. Wheel of Fortune provides an authoritative account of this vital industry from the last years of communism to its uncertain future. Tracking the interdependence among Russia's oil industry, politics, and economy, Thane Gustafson shows how the stakes extend beyond international energy security to include the potential threat of a destabilized Russia. "Few have studied the Russian oil and gas industry longer or with a broader political perspective than Gustafson. The result is this superb book, which is not merely a fascinating, subtle history of the industry since the Soviet Union's collapse but also the single most revealing work on Russian politics and economics published in the last several years."--Robert Legvold, Foreign Affairs "The history of Russia's oil industry since the collapse of communism is the history of the country itself. There can be few better guides to this terrain than Thane Gustafson." --Neil Buckley, Financial Times |
Contributor Bio(s): Gustafson, Thane: - Thane Gustafson is Professor of Government at Georgetown University and Executive Director of IHS Markit. His books include Crisis amid Plenty: The Politics of Soviet Energy under Brezhnev and Gorbachev, Capitalism Russian-Style, and Wheel of Fortune: The Battle for Oil and Power in Russia (Harvard). |