Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/81596 
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Year of Publication: 
2012
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Discussion Paper No. 2012/52
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Turkish Economic Association, Ankara
Abstract: 
This paper traces the historical trajectory of oil’s transformation from an economic resource into a political economic commodity. Since its beginning as an industrial raw material in the mid 19th Century, petroleum has become an increasingly significant commodity relevant to a number of domains from domestic politics to international trade, environment to foreign affairs. An historical account of the rise of oil in international political economy sheds light on the dynamics that generate the political power associated with it, the constraints that restrict the policy space for many governments in international relations today, and the unpredictable nature of its economic value.
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Working Paper

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