Asia, oil politics, and the energy crisis: the haves and the have-nots
A study is made of the politics and economics of oil in Southeast Asia, a region with over half the world's population, but only a small percentage of its oil and gas reserves. The increase in energy costs following the Arab oil embargo was a much more effective barrier to poor countries than the embargo. Without energy supplies these nations cannot develop economically; they will experience more unemployment, migration to cities, slum build-up, malnutrition, and starvation. To better comprehend the Asian situation, the international petroleum system is discussed, considering its effects on those countries which have oil and gas resources and those which do not. Petroleum policies of individual Asian countries (e.g., Japan, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Australia) are assessed. Most governments in Asia have participated in what is called ''false'' development. They have exported their oil to receive foreign exchange which has been used to modernize only a tiny part of their economies. Finally, capitalist Australia is examined as an alternate model to the dominant attitudes in Asia. (159 references) (BYB)
- Research Organization:
- IDOC/North America, 235 East 49th St., New York, NY 10017
- OSTI ID:
- 7195802
- Resource Relation:
- Related Information: ISBN 0-89021-025-X. IDOC/International Documentation Nos. 60-61
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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