Oil, the Persian Gulf States, and the United States

by Vo Xuan Han

Overview

Vo examines the key role of oil in economic relations between the United States and the nations of the Persian Gulf, providing a useful historical perspective. The work focuses on the evolution and significance of investment and trade relations between the U.S. and the Gulf Cooperation Council states (G.C.C.) since the 1930's, when American commercial interests in the Arabian peninsula began, through recent decades and the 1991 Gulf war. This is the most comprehensive study to date of U.S.-G.C.C. economic relations and is the first study to pull together the elements of both investment and trade relations in a systematic analysis.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780275945053
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	11/30/1993
Pages:	200
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.50(d)
Lexile:	1500L (what's this?)

About the Author

VO XUAN HAN is Associate Professor of Economics at Winthrop University, Rock Hill, South Carolina. Previously, he taught and supervised at the Bureau of Economic Research, University of Hue, Viet-Nam. His writings have included topics in foreign trade and investment, international economic relations, and developing economies and the role of transnational enterprises in these economies.

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction
The Energy Equation
The Lands and Their Economies
From Renting to Partnership
The Trade Connection
The Future
Index

Editorial Reviews

Vo (economics, Winthrop U., South Carolina) offers historical and contemporary perspective on global oil and US economic relations (focusing on investment and trade) with the states of the Gulf Cooperation Council. Observing that "oil is an extremely volatile mix of business and politics," he presents a balanced view of the perspectives of both the industrial and developing nations. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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