{"product_id":"wheel-of-fortune-the-battle-for-oil-and-power-in-russia","title":"Wheel of Fortune: The Battle for Oil and Power in Russia","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Russian oil industrywhich vies with Saudi Arabia as the worlds largest producer and exporter of oil  providing nearly 12 percent of the global supplyis facing mounting problems that could send shock waves through the Russian economy and worldwide. Wheel of Fortune provides an authoritative account of this vital industry from the last years of communism to its uncertain future. Tracking the interdependence among Russias oil industry  politics  and economy  Thane Gustafson shows how the stakes extend beyond international energy security to include the potential threat of a destabilized Russia.  Gustafson  a leading consultant and analyst of the politics of energy in the former Soviet Union  draws on interviews with key players over the course of two decades to provide a detailed history of the oil industrys evolution since the breakup of the Soviet Union. At its center is the complex and fraught relationship between the oil industry and the state  which loosened its grip under Yeltsin only to tighten it again under Putin. As oil becomes harder to find and more expensive to produce and deliver  Gustafson warns  Russias growing dependence on revenue from oil exports  along with its inefficient and often-corrupt management of the industry  is unsustainable.  A rich but troubled Soviet legacy  the conflicting ambitions of politicians and industry oligarchs  and the excesses of capitalism Russian-style threaten to lead Russia to an impasse. Involving the oil industry in the countrys modernization agenda and remaking its relationship to the state  Gustafson argues  is Russias best path toward a stable economy and a safer world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44968728363061,"sku":"ByrdShop_0674066472","price":92.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780674066472.jpg?v=1770651598","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/wheel-of-fortune-the-battle-for-oil-and-power-in-russia","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}