Why ownership structure, not oil itself, determined post-Soviet outcomes.
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The fight for Caspian Sea oil from the 19th century to the present.
Reporting on the succession, Zhanaozen and how the state and business interlock.
How Central Asia's rulers use offshore firms, foreign banks and Western property.
The standard account of Nazarbayev-era state building and asset allocation.
How Norway designed its oil licensing system, told by the geologist behind it.
How money from resource-rich autocracies flows into Western finance and law.
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