Matthies, Klaus - In: Intereconomics : review of European economic policy 18 (1983) 4, pp. 198-201
In October 1973 OPEC sprang the first “oil shock” on the oil-importing countries. The member states took over the pricing of their petroleum and within three months prices had climbed to an unprecedented level. Only then did OPEC impress itself upon the public consciousness, although the...