The transformation of the oil market : a study of financialisation through crises

The aim of this thesis is to explain the dynamics behind the increased level of price volatility and speculation in the oil market over the past three decades. In contrast to mainstream accounts, which typically invoke the notion of global oil shortage and so-called ‘peak oil’ arguments, this thesis...

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Main Author: Gkanoutas-Leventis, Angelos
Published: City University London 2013
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.585393