Sunday 9:00-10:30

The Political Economy of Oil: Yesterday and Today

Chair: Cyrus Bina, University of Minnesota, Morris

“Oil Nationalization Movement: the 17^th Majles and Breakdown of Unity”

Kamrouz Pirouz, Montclair State University, New Jersey

“Black Gold: The Economic and Political Consequences of the Rentier State in Iran”

Hosein Abghari, Morehouse College, Atlanta

“Post-Cartelization and the Myth of Oil Monopoly: Can OPEC Affect the Oil Market?”

Cyrus Bina and Minh Vo, University of Minnesota, Morris

Cyrus Bina: “Summing UP”