Energy Resources Development: Politics and Policies
The editors have assembled 15 articles by experts which examine the problems of this country's energy policy, and the confusion which surrounds the issues. Beginning with the crisis of 1970, the articles selected discuss current energy issues, what policy attempts have been made to solve them, and what the future implications of such policies might be. The book explores the complexity of energy in many contexts: global and national, political, economic, and intergovernmental, to name a few. Articles also touch on alternative and nuclear energy issues.
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Energy Resources Development: Politics and Policies
The editors have assembled 15 articles by experts which examine the problems of this country's energy policy, and the confusion which surrounds the issues. Beginning with the crisis of 1970, the articles selected discuss current energy issues, what policy attempts have been made to solve them, and what the future implications of such policies might be. The book explores the complexity of energy in many contexts: global and national, political, economic, and intergovernmental, to name a few. Articles also touch on alternative and nuclear energy issues.
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Energy Resources Development: Politics and Policies

Energy Resources Development: Politics and Policies

by Bloomsbury Academic
Energy Resources Development: Politics and Policies

Energy Resources Development: Politics and Policies

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Overview

The editors have assembled 15 articles by experts which examine the problems of this country's energy policy, and the confusion which surrounds the issues. Beginning with the crisis of 1970, the articles selected discuss current energy issues, what policy attempts have been made to solve them, and what the future implications of such policies might be. The book explores the complexity of energy in many contexts: global and national, political, economic, and intergovernmental, to name a few. Articles also touch on alternative and nuclear energy issues.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780899302164
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date: 02/04/1987
Pages: 256
Product dimensions: 6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.62(d)
Lexile: 1450L (what's this?)

About the Author

RICHARD L. ENDER is Professor of Public Policy and Administration with the School of Business and Public Affairs at the University of Alaska, Anchorage and past Director of the Anchorage Urban Observatory.

Table of Contents

Figures
Tables
Preface
Introduction by Richard L. Ender and John Choon Kim
Part I: Energy Policy in the Global and National Political Context
The Petro-Political Cycle by Ernest J. Wilson
Energy Policy and the Economy by John L. Carmichael, Jr.
The Role of Congress in Energy Policy by Henry C. Kenski and Milo Mecham
The Making of Synfuels Policy as an "Ambivalent-Majoritarian" Response by Mohammed E. Ahrari
Part II: Energy Policy in the Economic Context
U.S. Petroleum Dependency and Oil Price Decontrol by Francis W. Hoole and Jeffrey A. Hart
The Economics of Severance Taxes by Albert L. Danielsen and Phillip A. Cartwright
Part III: Energy Policy in the Intergovernmental Context
The Development of Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Resources by G. Kevin Jones
Intergovernmental Relations and the Leasing of Federal Lands for Energy Production: The Case of Off-Shore Oil and Gas in the State of Texas by Charles F. Cnudde
Alaska's Energy Resources Development: Policy and Issues by John Choon Kim and Richard L. Ender
Part IV: The Alternative Energy Debate
Developing an Energy Alternative by Robert A. Solo
Energy Planning Alternatives: The Changing Complexion of Barriers and Incentives by Van Robert Johnson and Maxine Kurtz
Part V: The Nuclear Power Debate
Decentralization of the Nuclear Power Debate by Lettie McSpadden Wenner
Part VI: Energy in the Consumer Behavior Context
Application of Consumer Psychology to Energy Policy Incentives by Robert E. Pitts
The Political Economy of Consumer Energy Subsidies by Drew Hyman with Michael Wadsworth and David Alexander
Part VII: Energy Policy: Implementation
Implementing the 1977 Coal Act: A Field Level View by Donald C. Menzel and David M. Hedge
Index
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