Energy in the world economy

摘要: This book deals with quantitative aspects of long-term trends in energy consumption, production, and foreign trade; and, more particularly, the transformation, during this century, world's fuel base away from coal toward oil natural gas. These latter changes, which occurred at different times rates major geographic regions, are particularly important for two reasons: they reflected, as well facilitated, significant changes were taking place industrial life economic activity general; gave rise to wholly new patterns regional interdependence. The sets out accomplish three main tasks. first, upon others depend, is assemble statistical series depicting movements international trade commodities since 1925 by countries, world a whole. Secondly, these voluminous materials winnowed order bring into sharp focus features those movements. third task relate other variables so doing, provide an essential springboard anyone wishing evaluate prospects future. Key data has been selectively updated 1968. Part One describes interprets findings. Two presents Statistical Profiles, each dealing some unique facet overall picture. profiles derived detailed statistics Three. Four questions methodology definition connected series, also provides country-by-country source notes. Five selected supplementary materials: on gross national product, matrix tables flows, brief bibliography.