The Economics and Politics of Oil in the Caspian Basin
Najman, Boris / Pomfret, Richard / Raballand, Gaël The Caspian Basin has been a booming region since the late 1990s due to new oil discoveries, new pipelines that diversify the countries' transport options, and world oil prices that have risen from below $10 in 1998 to $60-70 in 2006. This book analyses the experience of the Caspian countries during the oil boom.