商品簡介
21st century global realities have altered the concept of national security and energy is fast becoming one of its pivotal components. Energy is the lifeblood of modern societies to drive growth and stimulate economic activity and any slump in its availability can hamper production process and growth. It is particularly critical for India as it depends on energy imports to fuel everything from transportation to communication, and education to health delivery systems. This book illuminates the possible policies and measures to successfully meet the long-term energy challenges. To derive these, the book combines theoretical and empirical issues and draws its conclusions from rigorous methodologies and latest data. It covers a wide range of issues on energy such as trends in oil markets, oil diplomacy, political economy of reforms, environment issues, interaction between macroeconomic policies and the energy sector, technology challenges, and innovations in oil industry. The editor also analyses India's national energy policy and its broad long-term implications towards achieving energy security.
作者簡介
Najeeb Jung, Lieutenant Governor, Delhi NCT
Najeeb Jung is currently serving as Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, the ex-officio constitutional head of the state. Previous to this he was serving as vice-chancellor of the Jamia Milia Islamia, New Delhi. He is a former civil servant, who had worked with Government of India, state government of Madhya Pradesh, Asian Development Bank, and Oxford University. He is an expert on the energy sector.
