The Rise and Fall of OPEC in the 20th Century

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Juliano Garavini: The rise and fall of OPEC in the 20th century. We left off last time discussing the foundation of OPEC in 1960, founded by five countries. How in OPEC's early years did its radical and moderate camps develop around these various issues? And lastly, what accounts for various countries approaches was it simply a reflection of the political ideology of their leadership?

Featuring Giuliano Garavini on his book The Rise and Fall of OPEC in the Twentieth Century. The second in a two-part series on the 20th-century history of petrostates, petrocapitalists, and the world system. Support this podcast at Patreon.com/TheDig Subscribe to n+1. Go to nplusonemag.com/thedig and enter THEDIG at checkout Learn more about Haymarket's Book Clubs at haymarketbooks.org