Carbon Democracy: Political Power in the Age of Oil

Carbon Democracy: Political Power in the Age of Oil

Oil is a curse, it is often said, that condemns the countries producing it to an existence defined by war, corruption and enormous inequality. Carbon Democracy tells a more complex story, arguing that…

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