Prof. Dr. Larry AdamsAcademic, Author & Researcher

The Petrodollar Empire

Prof. Dr. Larry Adams, Dr. Ajith Eranga Jayasekera, Dr. Lance Adams

  1. Foreword and front matter
  2. Chapter 1: Understanding the Petrodollar
  3. Chapter 2: The Bretton Woods System and the End of the Gold Standard
  4. Chapter 3: The 1973 Oil Crisis: The Catalyst for Change
  5. Chapter 4: The Birth of the Petrodollar System
  6. Chapter 5: How the Petrodollar System Works
  7. Chapter 6: Petrodollar Recycling
  8. Chapter 7: Petrodollars and American Economic Power
  9. Chapter 8: Geopolitics of Oil and the Petrodollar
  10. Chapter 9: OPEC and the Global Oil Market
  11. Chapter 10: Challenges to the Petrodollar System
  12. Chapter 11: BRICS and the Future of Global Finance
  13. Chapter 12: Myths and Misconceptions About the Petrodollar
  14. Chapter 13: Digital Currencies, CBDCs, and the Energy Economy
  15. Chapter 14: The Future of the Petrodollar
  16. Chapter 15: Conclusion: Oil, Power, and the Global Monetary Order
  17. Chapter 16: The Petrodollar and Global Financial Crises
  18. Chapter 17: Sovereign Wealth Funds and Petrodollar Investments
  19. Chapter 18: Oil, Climate Change, and the Energy Transition
  20. Chapter 19: The Petroyuan and Competing Energy Currencies
  21. Chapter 20: Sri Lanka, Developing Economies, and the Petrodollar System
  22. Chapter 21: Lessons from the Petrodollar Era
  23. Chapter 22: Global Case Studies of the Petrodollar System in Practice
  24. Appendix A: Chronology of Petrodollar Events (1944–2026)
  25. Appendix B: Oil Price Evolution (Historical Trends and Major Shocks)
  26. Appendix C: OPEC Decisions and Their Global Impacts
  27. Appendix D: Reserve Currency Distribution (1945–2026)
  28. Appendix E: Financial Crises and Oil Correlation
  29. Appendix F: Glossary of Key Terms (Expanded Edition)
  30. References (part 1)
  31. References (part 2)
  32. References (part 3)
  33. References (part 4)
  34. References (part 5)
  35. References (part 6)
  36. Appendix A: Figure and Diagram Specifications
  37. Appendix B: Supplementary Data and Supporting Materials
  38. Appendix C: Key Documents and Policy Excerpts
  39. Appendix D: Chronology of Key Events in the Global Monetary and Energy System