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Copy Link To Download : https://site.bookcenterapp.com/YUMPU/3030717208 Book Synopsis : This is a book about the international oil market. It takes a historical perspective on how the market emerged, developed, and became what it is today 8213the biggest commodity market in the world. It is mature and complex, but far from perfect.&nbsp Throughout most of its 150-year history, the oil market has been monopolised by companies and governments. For only a fraction of that, oil traded in a relatively free market. As a result, we had to live with 8216big oil 8217, economic shocks, high oil prices, instability and wars. Using a simple concept of market power, this book will explain the meaning of 8216oil price 8217 and how it is established while offering a valuable lesson for other commodities.Market power is the key to understanding the 8216price of oil 8217. This book uses a simple concept of price-makers and price-takers to examine the evolution of oil markets, their structure, and prices. The early decades of the oil industry were competitive with low barriers to entry. Barely 25 years later, the Standard Oil company created a refining monopoly, buying oil at its own 8216posted 8217 price. In the following century, the cartel of major oil companies, helped by their governments,

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Book Synopsis :
This is a book about the international oil market. It takes a historical perspective on how the market emerged, developed, and became what it is today 8213the biggest commodity market in the world. It is mature and complex, but far from perfect.&nbsp Throughout most of its 150-year history, the oil market has been monopolised by companies and governments. For only a fraction of that, oil traded in a relatively free market. As a result, we had to live with 8216big oil 8217, economic shocks, high oil prices, instability and wars. Using a simple concept of market power, this book will explain the meaning of 8216oil price 8217 and how it is established while offering a valuable lesson for other commodities.Market power is the key to understanding the 8216price of oil 8217. This book uses a simple concept of price-makers and price-takers to examine the evolution of oil markets, their structure, and prices. The early decades of the oil industry were competitive with low barriers to entry. Barely 25 years later, the Standard Oil company created a refining monopoly, buying oil at its own 8216posted 8217 price. In the following century, the cartel of major oil companies, helped by their governments,

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