Genie Out of the Bottle: World Oil since 1970

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Summary: The Genie out of the Bottle
Review: The book was purchased for background information on oil price movements and their effects on the economy for a graduate level business course. The book was helpful in providing background on energy policy and how OPEC came to gain a large measure of control over world oil supplies and as a direct result oil prices. The text is a bit dry as could be expected. The author does manage to keep a rather complex subject interesting to the reader and provides a unique perspective into oil prices, government policies and the power that control over a large portion of the world's energy supply provides.