TY  - BOOK
AU  - Claes,Dag Harald
TI  - Handbook of OPEC and the global energy order: past, present, and future challenges 
SN  - 9780367195656
AV  - HD9560.1.O66 H36 2020
PY  - 2020///
CY  - New York
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
KW  - History
KW  - Petroleum industry and trade
KW  - Petroleum products
KW  - Energy policy
KW  - local
KW  - Print books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - "The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2020, is one of the most recognizable acronyms in international politics. The organization has undergone decades of changing importance, from political irrelevance to the spotlight of world attention and back; and from economic boom for its members to deep political and financial crisis. This handbook, with chapters provided by scholars and analysts from different backgrounds and specializations, discusses and analyzes the history and development of OPEC, its global importance, and the role it has played, and still plays, in the global energy market. Part I focuses on the relationship between OPEC and its member states. Part II examines the relationship between OPEC and its customers, the consuming countries and their governments, while Part III addresses the relationship between OPEC and its competitors and potential partners, the non-OPEC producers, and the international oil companies. The final section, Part IV, looks at OPEC and the governance of international energy"--
ER  -