[eng] The increase in oil prices between 2002 and 2008 has increased the size and the influence of sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) that were established by the main oil and gas exporting countries. The low level of oil prices at the end of 2008 doesn't eliminate the fundamental increasing trend in...

[fre] L'augmentation des prix du pétrole entre 2002 et 2008 a eu pour effet d'accroître la taille et l'influence des fonds souverains des principaux pays exportateurs d'hydrocarbures. Les bas prix du pétrole à la fin 2008 ne remettent pas en cause une tendance fondamentalement haussière des...

[fre] Les relations entre l’énergie, l’environnement et la finance revêtent une importance stratégique et politique majeure. Aujourd’hui, nous pouvons résumer la position des entreprises de l’énergie de la façon suivante : « nous ne sommes pas en mesure de dire si le changement...

[eng] The competitive dynamics of the international textile industry has been substantially modified over the last twenty years. Changes in the pattern of demand, new entrants, development of foreign exchanges have challenged the traditional comparative advantages of firms and Nations. Firms of...

[eng] Since the mid 70's, new forms of organizations have emerged in networks industries. The main purpose for changes is to find out a model wich enables the best efficiency in industries wich are not fully ruled by competition. This paper deals with the organization of electricity and natural...

[eng] This paper is a survey of new energy technologies and it examines whether they can reverse the trend of rising energy prices.. A basic distinction has been made between energy producing technologies and energy utilizing technologies. The former tend to increase the volume of world...

La liberalizzazione del mercato elettrico e del gas in Francia ha urtato contro la tradizionale e condivisa cultura francese che fa affidamento sull’intervento diretto dello stato e dei monopoli pubblici per la fornitura di molti servizi pubblici. Questo spiega la resistenza contro...

The New Energy Crisis comes from the recent intrusion of climate change issues into energy economics and geopolitics. Global warming reveals that the current evolution of the world energy consumption is on an unsustainable path. This book explores economic and geopolitical tensions and...