Contents: Part I Facts and theory of monetary policy and crude oil -- 1. The crude oil market and its driving forces -- 2. Monetary policy and crude oil: A theoretical analysis -- Part II Monetary policy and crude oil in the real world -- 3. US monetary policy and the global crude oil market -- 4. Empirical evidence: monetary policy impacts on oil market variables -- Part III Achieving stability and sustainability: economic policy making -- 5. Economic policy propositions: an overview -- 6. An economically stable way out of fossil energies -- Index