TY - GEN T1 - Flammable societies : studies on the socio-economics of oil and gas A2 - McNeish, John-Andrew A2 - Logan, Owen, 1963- LA - English PP - London PB - Pluto Press YR - 2012 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_eba_ocn778454556 AB - The impact of the oil and gas industry - paradoxically seen both as a blessing and a curse on socio-economic development - is a question at the heart of the comparative studies in this volume stretching from Northern Europe to the Caucasus, the Gulf of Guinea to Latin America. Britain's transformation under Margaret Thatcher into a supposedly post-industrial society orientated towards consumer sovereignty was paid for with revenues from the North Sea oil industry, an industry conveniently out of sight and out of mind for many. Drawing on bottom-up research and theoretical reflection the authors question the political and scientific basis of current international policy that aims to address the problem of resource management through standard Western models of economic governance, institution building and national sovereignty. This book offers valuable material for students and researchers concerned with politics, inequality and poverty in resource-rich countries. Among the key critical issues the book highlights is the need to understand the politics of social territorialism as a response to exclusionary geopolitics. OP - 370 CN - HD9560.5 .F536 2012eb SN - 9781849647120 SN - 1849647127 SN - 9780745331188 SN - 0745331181 SN - 9780745331171 SN - 0745331173 KW - Petroleum industry and trade : Social aspects. KW - Petroleum industry and trade : Economic aspects. KW - Petroleum industry and trade : Government policy. KW - Pétrole : Industrie et commerce : Aspect social. KW - Pétrole : Industrie et commerce : Aspect économique. KW - Pétrole : Industrie et commerce : Politique gouvernementale. KW - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS : Industries : General. KW - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS : Development : Economic Development. KW - Petroleum industry and trade : Economic aspects KW - Petroleum industry and trade : Government policy KW - Petroleum industry and trade : Social aspects KW - Erdölindustrie KW - Erdgasindustrie KW - Sozioökonomisches System KW - Rohstoffreserve KW - Erdölversorgung KW - Erdgasversorgung KW - Rohstoffvorkommen. KW - Ressourcenökonomik. KW - Erdölvorkommen. KW - Erdgasvorkommen. KW - Welt. ER -