Description
| Product ID: | 9781032567808 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Routledge Library Editions: The Oil Industry |
| Title: | The Social Impact of Oil |
| Subtitle: | The Case of Peterhead |
| Authors: | Author: Robert Moore |
| Page Count: | 190 |
| Subjects: | Regional / International studies, Regional studies, Development studies, Peace studies and conflict resolution, General and world history, Middle Eastern history, History, Politics and government, Warfare and defence, Economics, Economic theory and philosophy, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Economics of industrial organization, Labour / income economics, Econometrics and economic statistics, International economics, Development economics and emerging economies, Environmental economics, Political economy, Economic history, Agribusiness and primary industries, Energy industries and utilities, Petroleum, oil and gas industries, Manufacturing industries, Transport industries, Construction and heavy industry, Development studies, Peace studies & conflict resolution, General & world history, Middle Eastern history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, Politics & government, Warfare & defence, Economics, Economic theory & philosophy, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Economics of industrial organisation, Labour economics, Econometrics, International economics, Development economics & emerging economies, Environmental economics, Political economy, Economic history, Primary industries, Energy industries & utilities, Petroleum & oil industries, Manufacturing industries, Transport industries, Construction & heavy industry, Middle East |
| Description: | The Social Impact of Oil (1982) examines how the town of Peterhead in the UK, hitherto a remote fishing port, was changed by North Sea oil. It analyses the way the town changed, the advantages oil brought, often unintentionally, as well as the many challenges. The Social Impact of Oil (1982) examines how the town of Peterhead in the UK, hitherto a remote fishing port, was changed by North Sea oil. It looks at the wheeling and dealing that went on between property speculators, multinational companies, local government and municipal bodies, as well as discussing the clash of city money and small town as well as the practical problems of the labour market, housing and planning. It analyses the way the town changed, the advantages oil brought, often unintentionally, as well as the many challenges. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-10-12 |
