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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

    $116.09 USD

  • 1650-1850

    Ideas, Aesthetics, and Inquiries in the Early Modern Era (Volume 26)

    by Norbert Col, Andrew Connell, Taylor Corse, Matthew Davis, Michael Edson, Melvyn New, Mark A. Pedreira, Linda L. Reesman, Adam Rounce, Robin Runia, Jacob Sider Jost, Gefen Bar-On Santor, Ashley Bender, John Burke, Greg Clingham, Gloria Eive, Sören Hammerschmidt, Malcolm Jack, Christopher Johnson, Robin Mills, John Sitter, Paul deGategno ...
    Series Book 26 - 1650-1850
    Volume 26 of 1650–1850: Ideas, Aesthetics, and Inquiries in the Early Modern Era travels beyond the usual discussions of power, identity, and cultural production to visit the purlieus and provinces of Britain’s literary empire. Bulging at its bindings are essays investigating out-of-the-way but influential ensembles, whether female religious enthusiasts, annotators of Maria Edgeworth’s ... Read more

    $107.99 USD

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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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  • 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

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  • The New Politics of Strategic Resources

    Energy and Food Security Challenges in the 21st Century

    Edited by Emily O'Brien, Bruce D. Jones, David Steven ...
    Since 2008, energy and food markets-those most fundamental to human existence-have remained in turmoil. Resource scarcity has had a much bigger global impact in recent years than has been predicted, with ongoing volatility a sign that the world is only part-way through navigating a treacherous transition in the way it uses resources. Scarcity, and perceptions of scarcity, increase political risks, ... Read more

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  • After the Spring:Economic Transitions in the Arab World

    Economic Transitions in the Arab World

    by Magdi Amin, Ragui Assaad, Nazar al-Baharna, Kemal Dervis, Raj M. Desai, Navtej S. Dhillon, Ahmed Galal ...
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  • Egypt's Housing Crisis

    The Shaping of Urban Space

    by Yahia Shawkat ...
    A provocative analysis of the roots of Egypt’s housing crisis and the ways in which it can be tackledAlong with football and religion, housing is a fundamental cornerstone of Egyptian life: it can make or break marriage proposals, invigorate or slow down the economy, and popularize or embarrass a ruler. Housing is political. Almost every Egyptian ruler over the last eighty years has directly ... Read more

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