TY - BOOK AU - Goldthau,Andreas TI - The handbook of global energy policy T2 - Handbooks of global policy series SN - 9781118326350 AV - HD9502.A2 U1 - 333.79 23 PY - 2013/// CY - Chichester, West Sussex PB - Wiley-Blackwell KW - Energy policy KW - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS KW - Industries KW - Energy KW - bisacsh KW - SCIENCE KW - TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING KW - Power Resources KW - General KW - fast KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; The Handbook of Global Energy Policy; Contents; Figures and Tables; Notes on Contributors; Introduction: Key Dimensions of Global Energy Policy; Energy as a Global Policy Field; Dimensions of Global Energy Policy; Organization of This Book; References; Part I Global Energy: Mapping the Policy Field; Chapter 1 The Role of Markets and Investment in Global Energy; Introduction: A Political Economic Perspective on Energy Markets; The World's Most Capital Intensive Industry; A Largely Industry Specific and Industry Produced Energy Transport Infrastructure; Rents and Subsidies; Resource Nationalism and Enlightened Resource Mix Tinkering: Omnipresent StatesA Northian Perspective on Resources, Institutions, Transactions, and Power; Energy Resources: The Paradigm Shift; Peak Oil or Not Peak Oil?; The Electric Grid as the Energy Sources Integrator; Energy Institutions: A Pre-WTO World Meets Post-Modern Synthetic Markets; Governance and the Uncertain Provision of Public Goods Essential to Market Operation; Pre-Modern and Post-Modern Markets; The Power Structure Influencing Energy Investments and Market Relations; Transactions Over Energy Resources: Energy Value Chains and Energy MarketsOil Markets, OPEC and the Oil Price Discovery Regime; Natural Gas Markets; Technological Innovation as an Essential Feature of Energy Markets, Notably for Renewable Energy Sources; Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 2 The Entanglement of Energy, Grand Strategy, and International Security; Introduction; Energy, Security, and the Grand Strategy of Countries; Energy as an End/Objective of Grand Strategy; Blood for Oil?; Conflict as a By-Product of Competition over Resources; Impediments to Preventive or Punitive Action; Energy as a Way/Tool of Achieving Security ObjectivesEnergy as a Political Weapon?; Energy as a Cement in Alliances; Energy as a Means/Resource for National Security Strategies; Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 3 Sustainability, Climate Change, and Transition in Global Energy; Introduction; Global Energy Dilemmas; Energy and Climate Change; The Globalization of Energy Demand and Carbon Emissions; Global Energy Transitions; Understanding Energy Transitions; The Challenge of the Low Carbon Transition; Conclusions; Note; References; Chapter 4 The Development Nexus of Global Energy; IntroductionEnergy Poverty, Inequality, and Development; Energy Security, Food, and Water; Geopolitical Reconfiguration: The Scramble for African Resources; Food and Energy; Energy and Water Policy; Impact of Resource Extraction on Development in Producing Countries; Changing Landscape in Oil Production; Turning Energy Extraction into Development; Policy Options and Development Impact; Revenue Management; Governance Responses; Conclusions; References; Part II Global Energy and Markets; Chapter 5 The Oil Market: Context, Selected Features, and Implications; Introduction N2 - This is the first handbook to provide a global policy perspective on energy, bringing together a diverse range of international energy issues in one volume. Maps the emerging field of global energy policy both for scholars and practitioners; the focus is on global issues, but it also explores the regional impact of international energy policiesAccounts for the multi-faceted nature of global energy policy challenges and broadens discussions of these beyond the prevalent debates about oil supplyAnalyzes global energy policy challenges across the dimensions of mark UR - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118326275 ER -