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Finne nd Reliy
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* Te S&P 500 index splices the following three series: the Cowles/Standard and PoorsComposite (8795); the 90-stock Composite (96957); and the S&P 500 (957-
present). Earnings per share are computed as the ratio of price to price/earnings.Source: Global Financial Data (series codes: _SPXD for price; SPPECOMWfor price/earnings).
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C Fg 1 T g- S- P 500 (s&p 500), g k 500 g U S T Fg
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Corporate Earnings per Share / Wage Rate**
(Index, right)
** Corporate earnings per share are for the S&P 500 Index (ratio of price to price/earnings).
Te wage rate is the average hourly earning in the private sector.
Source: Global Financial Data (series codes: _SPXD for price; SPPECOMW for price/earnings); U.S.Department of Commerce and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics through WEFA (series codes:AHEEAP for the wage rate; WPINS for the wholesale price index).
* Series are smoothed as 3year moving averages.
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ctively uhing u fi k fi A , g fl gfi g k g I , fl g differentil ccumultion
Figue 5 US Inflion nd Diffeenil Aumulion*
** Te markup is the percent of net profit in sales. Te Fortune 500 markup is the percent ofafter tax profit in sales revenues. Te business sector markup is computed by dividing totalcorporate profit after tax, with IVA and CCA (from the national income accounts) by totalbusiness receipts (from the IRS). Te Ratio of Markups is giving by dividing the Fortune 500markup by the business sector markup.
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce through WEFA (series codes: ZAADJfor total
corporate profit after tax with IVA and CCA; WPINSfor the wholesale price index); U.S. InternalRevenue Service; Fortune.
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g- b fl g U S, gg bk 1890 ( 20- gg) T q b , b g L fl gg, g fl b gexct ooite b Ifl tgfltion. A
U S I , g g- g - b g fl b -, g , g( , Nz 1995; Nz B 2002: Fg 28, 71)
W ff ? T T g- g gg fl k g -
z b T , , b F, -
, z , g U S 7 , g - ( k, g, , b ) V
z ctul g 25 50 -
. I k , ff fl b T reltive ,, ( )
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S, g , g-fi , g bk g g
T q, g, , , b g,
b g g ? T g; forced A b g, g g , M g F W W, G 1920, gb 1970, g I g 1980, b R 1990, b Ag 2000 fl-ggg T ff fl O ,
O , b g fl b I , gfl g Sg , g b, fl , bk ff g ff fl
B g M fl q
g z T fl bg , , b gA, , g g fl g, - kk ff fi, k g g F , , fl b-g Eff b g
. C b under the exiting ocilorder of buine enterrie nd roduction for rofit, z b g A b mte-ril/technologicl , , gg z A , Vb (: ) z , fig ff B (: ) F (: ch ) Ig, g g, US ,gg b , (US Cg : )
. , k E A g , g flling W g - b b g fl? H D g( b g), --GDP k g, EA k g - I k g
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g, not fi I g
8. the new arsenal
, - T g bg g bg b g , T , M g b k , g bg g-, b
Figue 6 Unied Se: Long em Inflion nd Gowh*
Source: Historical data till 98 are from Bank Credit Analyst Research Group. From 99onward, data are from the U.S. Department of Commerce through WEFA(series codes: GDPfor GDP; GDP96 for GDP in constant prices).
* Series are shown as 0-year moving averages. Te smooth curve running through theobservations is drawn freehand for illustration purposes.
** Ratio of GDP in current prices to GDP in constant prices.
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g I , g , gfi fi b T Vb, g fi b fi
A g bg bolute A , g b; b q; bkb g I , SW W, differentil F, b -q g gfl
T, g,
g, gg q -g g b g -z g T b, ,g g fi W g fi, z -b Ib, fl g bgb B b , b
g fl T g , b q, S g flb fi b A ,ff fl, b g g , bg g b k fi
H, g gfl- k g g g Fg 7 -
U S ( 5- g g) T b g- , g b--b Fg 2 T gfl T g W bg b : -, g, g I GDP Dfl, fl W
g (18902001), z b N , , U S
( g), g fl( G D, ff fl b ggg fl; 18 b) W 1930, , entire eriod w one of tgfltion T gfl
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b gg A g z g, gfl A g b b -g g / fl; , b g gfl S,
Figue 7 Amlgmion nd Sgflion in he Unied Se*
* Series are shown as 5-year moving averages (the first four observations in each series coverdata to that point only).
Source: Te stagflation index is computed from data from the U.S. Department of Commercethrough WEFA (series codes: RUC for the rate of unemployment and GDP/GDP96 for the GDPimplicit price deflator). Te Amalgamation Index is from Jonathan Nitzan and ShimshonBichler, Te Globl Politicl Economy of Irel (London: Pluto Press, 00), Data Appendix,
pp. 83 (updated to 00).
** Computed as the average of: () the standardized deviations from average of the rate ofunemployment, and () the standardized deviations from the average rate of inflation of theGDP implicit price deflator.*** Mergers and acquisitions as a percent of gross fixed capital formation.
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log scale
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g g b b g g/ fl; , b g gfl
O ff g gfl
ff k A Fg 2, g g-fi - A g, b fi-, b ff , g k b , gg g ffi
A g b g b gfl C k-
k , q g, z, b - b flI , ff b g g - gfl contrdictory th, g I , g ff O g, g
, , gfl k b B S 6, g ffi , , - b g ff gfl
I z, g, g - Dff b I b T b fi, b b D-
gg I, , b ff T gg, , ny S , ff doe not hve to hen I g I bb gfl B g gfl
D k g gfl, b b , fl, A g gfl , k ff decumultion.
I g, z Fg 7 kb, T g gfl g g A , g -
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b g g G b g b ff , , de fcto, b g ff g B
T - g I fl bg b - I
9. deflation
T , b Fg 7 I 2000, -g , bgg - gb g (
Fg 2) I , g gfl b-
T g z bg g ( Nz 1999; 2001)O , g b , - g b g-fi ggk A, L A E Bk,
gb g Ag g k g , A , gfl -1980, 2001 70 , g Fg 7
B , g k- G D CPI fl -z g 1980, g 1 1999 1950 (Fg 10b) S, 2000,
g b , gbgb USk -, g 1930
C, b I, g g z k , g , ffdecumultion kg
. T - g b gfl g - ( g g ) + ,
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he Rik
T g b - - : defltion F , fl T - bg 190 W G D,fl b J M K,
b fig , qk g H bq bk, How to Py for the Wr (190), F , g fl F , bk fi g : 1980, fl bg T , g, g T b () b, -gg g -fl
Figue 8 Te Te of Deflion
* January-April.
Source:Business Source Premier.
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"deflation" as a % of the number of articles
containing the word "inflation"
percent
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b B qfi b g T - g, b W fl, b
A , , g T k Fg 8 T EBSCOBuine Source Premier, b g 2,800 b
Eg F 1980, b fl b fl, b
T 1998 fl : fl--fl g 25
3 B 1998, g fi g-gg A C, g bgg kk, fl kk , 10 I, g g- flg b, kg 1998 k k B g- g g b g g A , 2000, fl fi k
k , fl--fl 8 2001, g 12 2002, 16 fi 2003 T g fl bk g
T fl Fg b ff W g k , kk- fl, b fl B b- O -, 1980, b GDP
T b k g , , b flg GDP, k g g b b T g b gk bz; g g I, , bk fi ffi
. T b fl b , gg g bg, z -z , , g , , , k T g b--GDP bb b g ff-b bg
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( g g ); b b b b; b b bk I
, b b fl, k g 1930A Fg 9, g ,
T , 1919 2002, US k b GDP I , b g 1960, g GDP
A gg b b g I
U S, b g 1929, G D A G D , g GDP b--GDP 270 Ab GDP b--GDP 00 T b ggg , b b , , I , GDP
1960, g g
he Soluion
T b g b O g b g (b g bg -) T GDP g fl, kg b ( GDP g bg
) M fi , g
Ig G Dfl, Finncil ime S B A J, b, fl- 70 ( g b , 70 g b fl
. T fi z b fl A Ig F () F C ( ), b
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) Dfl b , J G, Grnt Interet Rte Oberver B G, Gb, Wz W , fi A Dg, b b fl g T b, FC A G: T U S g fl
O , g b A, , , k, b
T g , b F RB, Ag W, T
Figue 9 Te De Lod
Source: Bk C A R G; World Develoment Indictor.
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United States
Total Credit Market Debt
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High Income Countries
Total Credit to the Private Sector
Developing CountriesTotal Credit to the Private Sector
1929
percent of GDP
2002
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gg b fl, Nb L MF I Ifl b- fl F R gg k
F R 1930 T fl P T g b F GB Bk, g 2002 N E Cb I , Dfl: Mkg S I D H H, Bk Dfl b fi TUS g, , g g US (Bk 2002)
U, T bk g- B g , O , k g g, K F fl k ctully J 1989 k :
z b fl, fl, A, b RbP (2003), g fl g b g , g g g b g b T gg b fl g
10. the oil factor
Diffeenil Pofi nd he Inf lion Oulook
Ifl b kk- b g bk A , b g fi / k g g g N, k g, fi , g fl Rg b-
A k g , gb b F g, g b g, g g commonoutlook fl g A k k g g fl b,b in their differentil interet
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I , g fl ff -b T fi bg B fi g b , b
fi ; b k gg I , mny fi bg g-fi b individul bg q O - , , g k fi -fig, b k q g brod outlook of comnie
A fl bg A
fi g , bg b b k fi (Fg ) fi g (Fg 5), ff fl fi , g k B k , , , bg, b , g - g fl b ff fi
N rofit execttion rice execttion
T ff I , g , b ivemechnim g g, bg utin g qb I ff ,, fi b ctivetrtegy enhnce
B fi b initil g ff fi ,, bg ( 2003), g
bg D bk g A , g fl g T g g g fi g , gfl b G g g fl, B D G Sk P MC P Finncil ime Ifl , g, , F fl (D
. N ff b bg bg fib I fi , fi , g
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MC 2003) A F b g O A G 1960, kg F fl fi
g F I , G b fl (P R, M 6, 2003)T bb fi G D US bk fl A , S J S fl g-g g b g- g- C, b g g T gg k
Inflion nd he Pie of Oil
I , gg g A , , ,, k O q-, , ff fl k, b, b rie in the rice of oil
T b fl -
Fg 10 T k CPI fl -z ( g b ) T - , 2002 US ( b US CPI) A US ( ) US , A , 1970
fl F -1970 , , b g fl I fl , , , , it till led it tody
N z g fl T b fl
. I, fl gg US k Iq b Ag g,OPEC g g b E , k ; US q Iq g S bg
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k T g g b fl
g g flI 1999, g $10 b, TeEcono-mit L fi T , , k (A 1999) I , US Eg I A b 25 W b g g g, b D b kg fi
g g- I g k fl
B gg I 2001, ff b g D , b fi, b - fl A , g fi b k , A b, Y, Fg 10
,
. O , k Eg ffi b, b A , GDP, A ,
, b fl g (fig B P A;W Bk A)
. I , g g fi, le b b fl T : ; g ; , q, fl F , , b fl, g rtly I , , - I b b -
. C g k EIA bk g ://g////b
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T g fl g b b I b fl, k b fl- ff T g ff g b g g g gfl A k gg gfi ffi
T q bg D fl, b gg b k, fl g I - fl- fi, k bb b b g g A g g k q g
Figue 1 Inflion nd he Pie of Oil
Source: Interntionl Finncil Sttitic g WEFA ( : L64@C110 CPI z ; L76AA&Z@C001 ;
L64@C111 US CPI)
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(right)
CPI in the IndustrializedCountries (left)
annual %
change
$2002 / bbl
* fl b US CPI
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, g b b A , ff Lk, g b T
g bgg b g, q F, b g b b - B bb q uroefulhumn ction
Dff finncilform increingcitlit ower.I A g b : ;
; , , b I g , b T , g - b T fi A fi ff I k ,
11. the weapondollar-petrodollar coalition
T g g g - , , , g , kg bk g b b
Mking he Pie Go Up
I , Te Economit , A Ag BPSttiticl Review, gb q 0 - , 30 1960 O , fi, , - b B b gg , no ytemtic imct
S T g fl
, g , I k ,
. T g g , g - , fi b fi g, b G W(B, R, Nz ; Nz, R, B ; R, B,
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I , g, Dg 1970 1980, ,
roe ; g 1980,fell (Nz B 2002: Fg 55, 230)S T b
g B g erceived , - g M E Ag g 30 , T g: ; ; I -
; ; S , g, ff hyicl b gb T g , b b , kg k Y, , b W k , ercetion k g
Confli nd Pofi
H M E k g -? C fi A US - V, g 10 GDP g J 6 C (Fg 16 b) T b , , b ,
US - fi Tbk gg M E, , 1970, S-E A g k
Nz ) T k Nz B(), B Nz (), B Nz (b: ch ) Nz B (: ch )
. A Ag g , g b - I b , b , U, gb
. F , Nz B (: )
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gb T gfi M E fi g Rg b 1980 B
b bgg fizz 1980 g b , M E b fi I , , fl g, US , T ff fi k g g, b g
T fl g fi b qgg ff k T g
, g g gg , US Ag Iq g g g g directcontrol g T b B g g , , k
I, B grou, I bg b 1950 1960,
fl, b $2, -, fi , T g 1970 Gb ff- g , , OPEC , b fl flF , fi , b Dg g , B g , g 15 , -
gfi g , b g
T q b g fl fl Fg 11 T k g fi T , b g
. W g , , gq b , T fl b b g , b - ( B P A; I M F A)
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b b US CPI, gg T b g F , ff , , ff : g - , g gb fi
Figue 11 Te Pie of Oil nd he Glol Diiuion of Pofi*
Source: D(series codes: OILNWD for the integrated oil companies; TOTMKWD forworld total); WEFA (series codes: L76AA&Z@C001 for the price of crude oil; L64@C111 for theU.S. CPI).
** Net profit is computed by dividing market value by the price/earning ratio. Data are restatedto reflect changes in the series constituent companies.
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Global Net Profit**:
Integrated Oil Companies
as a Share of
All Companies
(right)
$ Price of Oil / U.S. CPI
(one year earlier, left)
$2002 / bbl percent
* Series are smoothed as month moving averages.
. S g q, fi g b
. T ffi b ( ) J , J
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O , F -, , I fi g, , C-
q, loe b ? T g I fi fi, g bb fi B fi fi O , ,g fi , b g
. F , b ; fi fi ; fi B fi, fi () (Q), (C) - fi k (K), :
= K C Q
Ug g, :
k + c + q
S g , c > Ag g, fi b c (k + q) Pfi , , (k + q) < c; , , , k (K Q) by more C Ag b, k F,g b fi fi gz T , , k k fi k g, g (, g gg k fi B b k, k , g kgfi b , -fi )
N, g g k g , O -, g , b
, - A , , g ( g , -) , b , g b g g B , g g g - b , b ( B P A) M, -
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Dg 1980, 2002 $80 b F , g g F , k g b: g
19 gb fi S , , b, fi T 2000, C , fi 3 T g W B g W H -k gb gg , gb fi g b 6 8 O , ,
k g A b , ME b k
T OPEC fl zO , fl b k b, O , erning, g T g Fg 12 T k
fi P-C, -g g : B P (BP-A 1998),C (C- 2000), E (EMb 1999), Mb( 1998), R-D/S ( 2000) ( g g) T OPEC T b b g ( -fi 083) A g g: ME fl, g , k b OPEC
( -OPEC ), fi
S g D fl Wg q g g fl, ff b b fl Ffl b ff , b b fl fl T
b , g g g , , g (c > ) b b g k (k ), b g (q ) T g fi
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q g k T ff g-g g g M E, zb g g fl W , g bfi - A k g, g,
g OPEC T q g k
he Coliion
T b W , g, bg A b g g, fi g
Figue 1 OPEC nd he Oil Compnie
Source: OPEC Annul Sttiticl Bulletin; Fortune.
* British Petroleum (BP-Amoco since 998), Chevron (till 000), Exxon (ExxonMobil since999), Mobil (till 998), Royal-Dutch/Shell and exaco (till 000). Company changes are dueto merger.
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Petro-Core*
Net Profit
(right)
OPEC's
Petroleum Export
(left)
$ billion $ billion
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1970 Weondollr-Petrodollr Colition b g , , fi , OPEC k W g T k g -
fl M E g R k
g g k RN, G F, R Rg Gg B S E J C, M E ff, g gfi g
O - b k US g
zz F , Bk R, U S b g (M Jff 2001: ) I Ag D Yg S D b b F I A, b 197 1981 US g b g , b (Yg1991: 8, 63)
Offi , , g U S -, b g fl , U S b b g T, , V P Gg B S 1986 (New York ime, 7 A 1986)Ig, g, B g g S Ab, kg cut rie ! T k g , b A B S: T
U S , H, g, b (ibid)
Uk , bgT US , g S U - , b M E I,S Ab, Iq, Eg, I S, I K, K,
J, G E T
, , bz, S- S W Rg ( Eg 1977: 22) T b , q g-b, H Kg, k , b g gg bg k (Kg 1981: 81)
U, , g , b b g I ,
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S 1967, g fl, g , -
12. energy conflicts
T b fl M E - S fl , 19901 b Iq US- b b gg , fi Ab-I 1967 1973 I-Iq fl 19808 g gg gg
g M g b kb fl F , , b bfl rofit
Fg 13 Fg 1 fi- P-C Fg 13 q P-C,
F 500 g C g P-C W P-C b F 500 g, ff- W g, ff I fig, k bk, b gz
T ff Fg 1 H ff , fi, b kg
ff b P-C g F 500, g ff F 500 ( z ) H, , ff b P-C k bk b g z
T g g z 11 b Fg 1 E b bk
M E fl 1967 Ab-I W, 1973 Ab-I W, 1979 I R, 1979 S I Ag, 1979I Lb, 19808 I-Iq W, 1982I Lb, 19901 G W, 2000 P Inti-
fd, 2001 US Ag , fi, 20023 GW A , g fl b ff ,
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F, 1960, ll M-E fl
b g P-C b F 500 g I , , energy conflict.N, fig, g kg, : , ff fi , ; g M Ek, g; k g fl; k , bg g
Figue 13 Reun on Equiy: Te Peo-Coe* veu he Foune 5**
Source: Fortune; Standard & Poors Comutt.
* British Petroleum (BP-Amoco since 998), Chevron (till 000), Exxon (ExxonMobil since999), Mobil (till 998), Royal-Dutch/Shell and exaco (till 000). Company changes are dueto merger.
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20
25
66 68 70 72 74 76 78 80 82 84 86 88 90 92 94 96 98 00 02
Fortune 500
Petro-Core
percent
'Danger Zone'
** Until 993, the Fortune 500 list included only industrial corporations (firms deriving at leasthalf their sales revenues from manufacturing or mining). From 994 onward, the list includes allcorporations. For 993, data for Fortune 500 companies are reported without SFAS 06special charges.
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ff T g , g, g fl g fi , b g differentil fi A Fg 13 , 196970, 1975,19802, 1985, 1991 20012, q P-C ; b more lowly g F 500, bg P-C b b g
Figue 1 Te Peo-Coe Diffeenil Aumulion* nd Middle
Source: Fortune; Standard & Poors Comutt.
* Differential accumulation is defined as the relative deviation of the return on equity of thePetro-Core from the return on equity of the Fortune 500. Te Petro-Core comprises BritishPetroleum (BP-Amoco since 998), Chevron (till 000), Exxon (ExxonMobil since 999),Mobil (till 998), Royal-Dutch/Shell and exaco (till 000). Company changes are due tomerger. Until 993, the Fortune 500 list included only industrial corporations (firms deriving atleast half their sales revenues from manufacturing or mining). From 994 onward, the listincludes all corporations. For 993, data for Fortune 500 companies are reported withoutSFAS 06 special charges.
** Te specific Energy Conflicts are listed in the text.
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percent deviationfrom Fortune 500
'Energy Conflict'
'Danger Zone'
E Enegy Confi**
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A kb , 19967, P-C lwy fl g z T b g bg I g -
b g I b g only g B ll fl
b g P-C ff ff T fi , g kg, b - T b g, b B k ? H b ff decumultion b g lwy gg
M E? O flk ?P B g g ,
fl , ,b US g, g g W-P C (C B Nz1996; Nz B 2002: ch 5) T, g 1967I-Ab W, U S I bk
N b I 1973, N Kg b b S Ab g k I, b g b , I I 1979, P C, Kg, b -R I bffg S zg I U ST U S g g g b I Lb- fi 1979 1982 T US g fi M S Ag 1979 T
US g g Iq k I 1980, b g fl T 1991 Iq K g T US g S H b Wg g K, k T A Gg B
J A S k M
. Ag ffi fl , ,g Iq K US k
. I , , ff - b g fl g , bg g b ff bq
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2000 g g Intifd F, bkg Sb 11 k g ; b - B J k g Ag
Iq bO , b M E b W-P- C US g , gggfl C I fl - T g - , b - b b B M E,
fl b g ; b - g; b z b
O M E fl g gb Dg 1970 1980, fl gg gb g gfl
b ff g, W-P C I , b g g OPEC , g gg -b b
W , , q U, O, ,
g, b T 1971 b bD Ebg Pentgon Per, , b V W (Ck, Z, U S D- D 1971) S, 1975 fi 1950 NS C M 68 (NSC 68) b C W g, , K - (N S C 1950) P
b E P fi NSC R Eg W M E, b g bk Eg Cfl g
O , g 1970 1980 g g b fl T ff g b b fi CW, fl,
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