We analyze the dynamic effect of prices and price volatility on current oil production, both on the level of country groups and the major individual producer countries. A comprehensive dataset at monthly frequency allows us to include a rich lag structure while controlling for key global and...

A Prelude to the Foundation of Political Economy is a groundbreaking volume of theory and strategy on political economy and polity of the twenty-first century. Distilled in concrete terms, it elucidates the enigma of oil in view of the centrality of global social relations.

America and Middle Eastern oil -- Explaining September 11 : the oil factor -- Rising anti-Americanism in the global audience -- Oil money, terrorist financing, and weapons of mass destruction -- Oil money and hated regimes : fueling terrorism -- The deadly nexus of globalization, oil, and...

Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. America and Middle Eastern Oil -- Part I: Oil and Transnational Terrorism -- 2. Explaining September 11: The Oil Factor -- 3. Rising Anti-Americanism in the Global Audience -- 4. Oil Money,...