4. The US: The lucky country

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface to the updated edition and acknowledgements ix
4. Figures xvi
5. Abbreviations xviii
6. Introduction 1
7. PART ONE. Predictable Surprises
8. 1. The end of the commodity super- cycle 13
9. 2. Binding carbon constraints 38
10. 3. An electric future 62
11. PART TWO. The Geopolitical Consequences
12. 4. The US: The lucky country 87
13. 5. The Middle East: More trouble to come 107
14. 6. Russia: Blighted by the resource curse 126
15. 7. China: The end of the transition 143
16. 8. Europe: Not as bad as it seems 162
17. PART THREE. Creative Destruction and the Changing Corporate Landscape
18. 9. The gradual end of Big Oil 181
19. 10. Energy utilities: A broken model 204
20. 11. The new energy markets and the economics of the Internet 224
21. Conclusion 241
22. Endnotes 248
23. Bibliography 260
24. Index 267