books.google.co.uk - Between 1973 and 1980, the cost of crude oil rose suddenly and dramatically, precipitating convulsions in international politics. Conventional wisdom holds that international capital markets adjusted automatically and remarkably well: Enormous amounts of money flowed into oil-rich states, and efficient...http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/The_Hidden_Hand_of_American_Hegemony.html?id=I3vWgRS_itIC&q=regimes&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareThe Hidden Hand of American Hegemony