{"product_id":"energy-and-security-in-south-asia-9780815704119","title":"Energy and Security in South Asia","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEconomic growth and burgeoning populations have put South Asia''s energy security in a perilous state. Already energy and power shortages are stunting development in some of the region''s least developed locations spurring political insurgences and social dislocation. Should this trend continue, Ebinger argues the Subcontinent will face dire economic, social and political crises. In \u003ci\u003eEnergy and Security in South Asia\u003c\/i\u003e, Brookings ESI director Charles Ebinger, a long-time adviser to South Asian governments, lays out the current regional energy picture arguing that the only way to achieve sustainable energy security is through regional collaboration both within the subcontinent as well as with regional neighbors in the Middle East and Central and Southeast Asia,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDr. Ebinger commences by illustrating the present-day energy environment in each nation as well as the obstacles governments confront in addressing them. Among the issues examined are: (1) the technical strains\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48884690157911,"sku":"9780815704119","price":23.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/energy-and-security-in-south-asia-9780815704119","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}