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Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “li chen sim”
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  • Low Carbon Energy in the Middle East and North Africa

    Edited by Robin Mills, Li-Chen Sim ...
    Series series International Political Economy Series
    This book explores the evolving roles of energy stakeholders and geopolitical considerations, leveraging on the dizzying array of planned and actual projects for solar, wind, hydropower, waste-to-energy, and nuclear power in the region. Over the next few decades, favorable economics for low carbon energy sources combined with stagnant oil demand growth will facilitate a shift away from today’s ... Read more

    $116.99 USD

  • External Powers and the Gulf Monarchies

    Edited by Jonathan Fulton, Li-Chen Sim ...
    Series series Rethinking Asia and International Relations
    The Gulf monarchies have been generally perceived as status quo actors reliant on the USA for their security, but in response to regional events, particularly the Arab Spring of 2011, they are pursuing more activist foreign policies, which has allowed other international powers to play a larger role in regional affairs.This book analyses the changing dynamic in this region, with expert ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • Asian Perceptions of Gulf Security

    Edited by Li-Chen Sim, Jonathan Fulton ...
    Series series Changing Dynamics in Asia-Middle East Relations
    Gulf stability is coming to play a larger role in the foreign policy calculus of many states, but the evolving role of Asian powers is largely under-represented in the International Relations literature. This volume addresses this gap with a set of empirically rich, theory driven case studies written by academics from or based in the countries in question. The underlying assumption is not that ... Read more

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  • Understanding Cairo

    The Logic of a City Out of Control

    by David Sims ...
    This book moves beyond superficial generalizations about Cairo as a chaotic metropolis in the developing world into an analysis of the ways the city's eighteen million inhabitants have, in the face of a largely neglectful government, built and shaped their own city. Using a wealth of recent studies on Greater Cairo and a deep reading of informal urban processes, the city and its recent history are ... Read more

    $21.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Burn Out

    The Endgame for Fossil Fuels

    by Dieter Helm ...
    An energy revolution is under way with far-reaching consequences for nations, companies, and the way we address climate changeLow oil prices are sending shockwaves through the global economy, and longtime industry observer Dieter Helm explains how this and other shifts are the harbingers of a coming energy revolution and how the fossil fuel age will come to an end. Surveying recent surges in ... Read more

    $25.19 USD

  • Syria and the Neutrality Trap

    The Dilemmas of Delivering Humanitarian Aid through Violent Regimes

    by Carsten Wieland ...
    The Syrian war has been an example of the abuse and insufficient delivery of humanitarian assistance. According to international practice, humanitarian aid should be channelled through a state government that bears a particular responsibility for its population. Yet in Syria, the bulk of relief went through Damascus while the regime caused the vast majority of civilian deaths. Should the UN have ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • Energy Security

    An Interdisciplinary Approach

    Edited by Gawdat Bahgat ...
    Security of Energy supply is a major concern for all modern societies, intensified by skyrocketing demand in India and China and increasing international competition over fossil fuel deposits. Energy Security: An Interdisciplinary Approach gives A comparative analysis from both consumers' and producers' perspectives. It uniquely combines economics, geology, international relations, business, ... Read more

    $96.00 USD

  • When Can Oil Economies Be Deemed Sustainable?

    Edited by Giacomo Luciani, Tom Moerenhout ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This open access book questions the stereotype depicting all Gulf (GCC) economies as not sustainable, and starts a critical discussion of what these economies and polities should do to guarantee themselves a relatively stable future.Volatile international oil markets and the acceleration of the energy transition has challenged the notion that oil revenues are sufficient to sustain oil economies in ... Read more

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  • The Consequences of Chaos

    Syria?s Humanitarian Crisis and the Failure to Protect

    by Kemal Kirisci, Elizabeth G. Ferris ...
    Series series The Marshall Papers
    The massive dimensions of Syria's refugee crisis—and the search for solutionsThe civil war in Syria has forced some 10 million people—more than half the country's population—from their homes and communities, creating one of the largest human displacements since the end of World War II. Daily headlines testify to their plight, both within Syria and in the countries to which they have fled.The ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Turkish Economy At The Crossroads: Facing The Challenges Ahead

    by Asaf Savas Akat, Seyfettin Gursel ...
    Turkish Economy at the Crossroads: Facing the Challenges Ahead is an exciting new volume of articles from prominent experts, edited by two distinguished economists. Despite its international stature and its diversified open-market economy, the global literature on Turkey is dispersed and sparse. The book aims to remedy this shortcoming by providing readers interested in Turkey with a balanced and ... Read more

    $91.99 USD

  • Economic Development in Saudi Arabia

    by Ahmed Al Rajhi, Abdullah Al Salamah, Monica Malik, Rodney Wilson ...
    Series series Durham Modern Middle East and Islamic World Series
    The changing political situation in the Middle East poses challenges for the economies of the region, and some see none more vulnerable to collapse than Saudi Arabia's. Yet as this study demonstrates, the fundamentals of the Kingdom's economy are relatively robust, as over three quarters of GDP is accounted for by the non-oil sector, and impressive modern industries have been established, notably ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • Abu Dhabi's Vision 2030: An Ongoing Journey Of Economic Development

    by Linda Low ...
    This book aims to tell the Abu Dhabi story in economic development, from its past dominance in oil to its economic vision for the future. More than being an exemplar of industrial restructuring and diversification from a resource-based to a 21st century knowledge-based economy and society, Abu Dhabi emphasises its cultural legacy and tradition as an environmental advocate for green and sustainable ... Read more

    $18.99 USD