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Global resources : Conflict and cooperation / Ed.by Roland Dannreuther and Wojciech Ostrowski. Palgrave McMillan, 2013, 296 p. £60http://www.palgrave.com/products/title.aspx?pid=534544Description (© Palgrave) :Oil, gas and minerals are vital natural resources which meet crucial human needs. Modern civilisation would struggle to survive without readily available access to these resources at reasonable and affordable prices. This volume provides critical insights into the dynamic processes of conflict and cooperation in relation to oil, gas and minerals, recognising that there is no easy and clear separation between areas of cooperation and of conflict and that these relations co-exist in complex and continually evolving ways. The contributors argue that the nature of conflict and cooperation is increasingly being shaped by the shift towards state capitalism in many parts of the resource-producing world.Contents :Introduction: The Dynamics of Conflict and Cooperation / Roland DannreutherPart I: Historical legacies1. History of the International Oil Industry / Paul Stevens2. Minerals: Industry History and Fault Lines of Conflict / David Humphreys3. History of the Gas Industry / Chris CraggPart II: Theoretical frameworks4. Geopolitics and International Relations of Resources / Roland Dannreuther5. Political Economy of Global Resources / Wojciech OstrowksiPart III: Companies, contracts and communities6. Corporations vs. States in the Shaping of Global Oil Regimes / Giacomo Luciani7. Communities: A Case Study of Oil Sands in Nigeria / Murtala Chindo and Michael Bradshaw8. Sector Legal Frameworks and Resource Property Rights / Evelyn DietschePart IV: Scarcity, technology and future supply9. Peak Oil: Myth or Impending Doom? / Patrick Criqui10. Peak Gas: Technology and Environmental Consequences / Ariel Bergmann11. Mineral Depletion and Peak Production / Magnus Ericsson and Patrik SöderholmConclusion: Reconceptualising the Dynamics of Conflict and Cooperation / Wojciech Ostrowski