Over the past several decades, there has arisen among informed leaders of industry, government and the environmental movement, an acute awareness of energy as a problem of impending critical magnitude on the national and international scene. The energy crisis or problem, as it has been called,...

Intro -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Dedication -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- 1.1 Opening Remarks -- 1.2 Research Questions Asked -- Chapter 2: Delinearized History of Economics and Energy -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The European Tract of Economics History -- 2.3 Transition of...

"First book that takes an objective and unbiased view of all modern economic theories - Offers a dogma-free scientific analysis of true sustainability - Introduces the Islamic approach to economic development and contrasts it with current trends in economic development studies - Provides one...

1. Introduction to energy economics -- Part 1: Concepts -- 2. Economic concepts applied to the energy sector -- 3. Energy data and energy balance -- 4. Energy demand analysis -- 5. Energy demand forecasting -- 6. Economic analysis of investments -- 7. Economics of non-renewable energy supply --...

Local content and the sustainable development Nexus / Damilola S. Olawuy -- Defining the 'local' in local content requirements in the oil and gas sector / Chilenye Nwapi -- Local content measures and the WTO regime : addressing contentions and trade-offs / Mandy Meng Fang -- Local content...

This book offers an edited volume for all readers who wish to gain an in-depth grasp of the economic analysis of recent developments in energy law and policy in Europe and the United States. In response to waning resources and heightened environmental awareness, many countries are now seeking to...