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Analytical specifications of the world oil market: A review and comparison of twelve models.
(© Sage Publications, 1979)One discernible reaction to the oil price increases of October 1973 is a variety of arguments and position papers about different features of the "crisis," yielding both diagnoses of the "problem" and prescriptions for its ... -
Energy and development: Fossil fuels in developing countries
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Energy and development: Understanding the risks
(© MIT Industrial Liaison Program, 1983)It is no secret that highly industrialized nations such as Great Britain, the United States, and Japan depend heavily on the oil rich nations of the Middle East - and increasingly Latin America - for the petroleum products ... -
Energy and technological development in Latin America
(© Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1981-11)By now, the relationship between energy consumption and economic growth is familiar to everyone: it is an almost perfect positive correlation which appears across time and in cross-national comparisons. Figure 1 shows the ... -
Energy independence
(© Center for International Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1974-11)This study is one of a number done by academic and other research institutions for the Department of State as part of its external research program. The program is planned and coordinated by the Department of State Research ... -
Energy policy in Egypt
(© Imprimerie de l'Institut français d'archéologie orientale, 1984)Energy issues are becoming increasingly central to the Egyptian economy, and the country's energy sector is regarded by many analysts and policy makers as holding one critical key to Egypt's future. However, sound management ... -
Methodological perspectives and research implications
(© Center for International Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1974-11)This study is one of a number done by academic and other research institutions for the Department of State as part of its external research program. The program is planned and coordinated by the Department of State Research ... -
Modeling Renewable Energy Readiness: The UAE Context
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2011-06)Modeling technology policy is becoming an increasingly important capability to steer states and societies toward sustainability. This paper presents a simulation-modeling approach to evaluate renewable energy readiness, ... -
OPEC: Calming a nervous world oil market
(© Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1980)In October 1973, the oil-exporting countries announced an increase in oil prices from $3.11 to 5.12 per barrel. The consuming nations regarded the price increases with horror—as an audacious and unwarranted economic ... -
Population, resources, and technology: Political implications of the environmental crisis
(© University of Wisconsin Press, 1972)Virtually everyone recognizes the existence on an environmental crisis in the world today, but many uncertainties remain concerning the precise nature of this crisis and its domestic and international implications. This ... -
Power and politics in world oil
(© Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1982)Though there has recently been more oil in the marketplace than anyone knows what to do with, a feeling of apprehension persists. We know that oil is a fi. nite resource upon which the world is profoundly dependent. We ... -
Renewable energy in Abu Dhabi: Opportunities and challenges
(© American Society of Civil Engineers, 2011)The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is an oil-rich country located in the eastern part of the Arabian Peninsula. Abu Dhabi is the largest emirate in the country, and Abu Dhabi is the capital of the UAE. The country has the one ...
