A dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Arts, University of the
Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in fulfilment of the requirements for the
degree of Master of Arts. Johannesburg, 1997. / Faced with the potential threat of oil embargoes imposed by
producer countries for political reasons, the consumer countries
reacted by creating different alternatives which granted them some
energy independence and security of supply by using alternative
products and technologies available in their own countrles,
Can a middle level developing country break out of the cycle of
dependency in the area of energy?
This dissertation investigates the strategy developed and
implemented by South Africa between 1973 and 1993, which
invested heavily in the generation of fuel extracted from coal in order
to rescue its country from crisis and support it through critical periods
of history. / AC2017
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:wits/oai:wiredspace.wits.ac.za:10539/22055 |
| Date | January 1997 |
| Creators | Calela-Rodrigues, Jose Julio |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | Online resource (236 leaves), application/pdf |
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