Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- List of Contributors -- Introduction Counter-Shock and Counter-Revolution -- Part I: Oil Prices in Context -- 1. Price Regimes, Price Series and Price Trends: Oil Shocks and Counter-Shocks in Historical Perspective -- 2....

World economic growth has picked up from the sluggish pace registered at the start of the year. We expect global growth at PPP exchange rates to accelerate to 3.5 and 3.6 percent in 2017 and 2018, respectively, up from 3.1 percent this year. Growth in advanced economies will continue at a...