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Is OPEC A Cartel?
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Is OPEC A Cartel?
This paper examines the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Companies (OPEC) to determine if its actions constitute cartel-like activity.
2,250 words (approx. 9 pages) |
8 sources |
1991
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"OPEC, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, was formed in 1960, when a buyer's market existed for oil, and before member governments came to own and control their respective production.1 Indeed, in the 1960s, the price of oil had steadily declined despite the oligopoly of the dominant international companies, called the "seven sisters." A number of factors were behind this drop in price, the first being the beginning of Soviet petroleum exports to the non-Communist world, whose price generally undercut that of the major oil firms. Secondly, the 1960s saw the emergence of state-owned companies in the producing countries, which often entered into joint ventures with the international firms in order to lessen dependence on them."More papers on Is OPEC A Cartel?:
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Is OPEC A Cartel? (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 12, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Essay-Is-OPEC-A-Cartel/18559
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"Is OPEC A Cartel?" 15 January 2012. Web. 12 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Essay-Is-OPEC-A-Cartel/18559>
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