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