ABSTRACT
The first three parts of this book have attempted to explain the spatial distribution of oil industry activity. An economic geography which seeks to analyze the distribution of one industry would not, however, appear to be complete without some consideration being given to the relationship of that industry to the areas within which its activities are located. A brief examination was made in Part II of the general correlation between economic development and the use of energy—particularly oil. This concluding part, therefore, is concerned specifically with the impact of oil in those countries in which the oil is produced, and whose production forms, in many cases, the main economic activity.
