Space, Oil and Capital (Routledge Studies in International Business and the World Economy)

The historical development of capital has produced a progressive increase in the demand for raw material and has consequently resulted in the concentration of capital in, and the geographical expansion of, the production of natural resources, globalizing and intensifying the competition for the control of production and markets. This book is an attempt to explain, at the theoretical and empirical level, the relationship between the production of oil and the process of inter-capitalist competition in the global economy, and why it is necessary to appreciate the underlying process of the social production of space in determining the access to and control of global oil production and world markets. It will appeal to those undertaking research in political economy, economic geography, resource geography and international relations. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 6 Copyright......Page 7 Dedication......Page 8 Contents......Page 10 Acknowledgments......Page 12 1 The expansion of capital, oil scarcity and the contradiction of space......Page 14 2 Contradictions of capitalist accumulation: Inter-capitalist competition, the production of raw material and the contradiction of space......Page 26 3 Imperialism and the geographical contradictions of monopoly capital......Page 61 4 Oil in the development and decline of the Soviet Union......Page 108 5 Geographical contradictions of state and capital in the development of Russian oil: Competition for Russia, competition with Russia......Page 123 6 Geographical contradictions of Iranian oil: Capital versus the law......Page 136 Notes......Page 166 Bibliography......Page 179 Index......Page 186 Economics, Finance, Business & Industry Book Cover 1 Title 6 Copyright 7 Dedication 8 Contents 10 Acknowledgments 12 1 The expansion of capital, oil scarcity and the contradiction of space 14 2 Contradictions of capitalist accumulation: Inter-capitalist competition, the production of raw material and the contradiction of space 26 3 Imperialism and the geographical contradictions of monopoly capital 61 4 Oil in the development and decline of the Soviet Union 108 5 Geographical contradictions of state and capital in the development of Russian oil: Competition for Russia, competition with Russia 123 6 Geographical contradictions of Iranian oil: Capital versus the law 136 Notes 166 Bibliography 179 Index 186 The Expansion Of Capital, Oil Scarcity And The Contradiction Of Space -- Contradictions Of Capitalist Accumulation: Inter-capitalist Competition, The Production Of Raw Material And The Contradiction Of Space -- Imperialism And The Geographical Contradictions Of Monopoly Capital -- Oil In The Development And Decline Of The Soviet Union -- Geographical Contradictions Of State And Capital In The Development Of Russian Oil: Competition For Russia, Competition With Russia -- Geographical Contradictions Of Iranian Oil: Capital Versus The Law. Mazen Labban. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [166]-172) And Index. This book examines the contemporary competition among US, Japanese, Russian, Indian, Chinese and Western European transnational oil companies for investment in the oil industry of Russia and Iran as a case study.