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Record Nr.

UNINA9910460995003321

Autore

Tilton John E.

Titolo

U.S. energy R & D policy : the role of economics / / John E. Tilton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2015

ISBN

1-315-68079-3

1-317-39822-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (147 p.)

Collana

Routledge Revivals

Disciplina

333.790973

Soggetti

Energy policy - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"First published in 1974 by Resources for the Future, Inc."--t.p. verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Half Title""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Original Title Page""; ""Original Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""PREFACE""; ""PART I. ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT POLICY IN THE UNITED STATES: AN ECONOMIST'S VIEW""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. Evolution of Energy R&D Expenditure""; ""Private Funding""; ""Public Funding""; ""Total Funding""; ""3. The Need for Government Intervention""; ""The Optimal Amount and Allocation of Energy R&D Resources""; ""The Private Sector and Energy R&D""; ""Reasons for Government Intervention""; ""4. Means of Government Intervention""

""Public Goals and Government Planning""""Energy R&D Versus Other Measures""; ""Limitations of Government R&D Funding""; ""Public Policy and Private R&D Funding""; ""5. An Evaluation of U. S. Funding Policy for Energy R&D""; ""Adequacy of Total Expenditures on Energy R&D""; ""Level and Distribution of Government Funding""; ""Financing Public Expenditures on Energy R&D""; ""Government Organization""; ""PART II. ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT POLICY IN THE UNITED STATES: A CONFERENCE SUMMARY""; ""Introduction""; ""Distinctive Characteristics of Energy R&D""

""The Political Process and Benefit-Cost Analysis""""Reasons for Energy R&D""; ""The Need for Government Intervention""; ""Government Expenditures on Energy R&D""; ""Suggestions for Further Research""; ""Appendix I. Other Reasons for Government Intervention""; ""Appendix II. Conference Participants""