7. PRIVATE POINT FOUR: THE OIL INDUSTRY IN THE LOCAL ECONOMY

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. FOREWORD xi
3. PREFACE xiii
4. Contents xv
5. Tables xvi
6. 1. Introduction 1
7. 2. THE COMPANIES AND HOW THEY THINK 9
8. 3. CONCESSIONS: THE GROUND RULES 20
9. 4. OIL OPERATIONS: BREAD AND BUTTER 52
10. 5. SHAIKHS , KINGS, AND STRONG MEN: THE DIFFICULT AREA OF POLITICS 68
11. 6. HUMAN RELATIONS: THE PEOPLE OF THE INDUSTRY 90
12. 7. PRIVATE POINT FOUR: THE OIL INDUSTRY IN THE LOCAL ECONOMY 142
13. 8. TO SHOUT OR NOT TO SHOUT: THE DILEMMA OF PUBLIC RELATIONS 182
14. 9. WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? 193
15. BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE 199
16. NOTES 201
17. INDEX 215
18. Maps 226