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Record Nr.

UNINA9910480628803321

Autore

Marcus Alfred A (Alfred Allen), <1950->

Titolo

Controversial issues in energy policy [[electronic resource] /] / Alfred A. Marcus

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newbury Park, Calif. ; ; London, : SAGE, c1992

ISBN

1-322-41485-8

1-4833-2572-5

1-4522-4596-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (175 p.)

Collana

Controversial issues in public policy ; ; v. 2

Disciplina

333.79

Soggetti

Energy policy

Power resources

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Series Editors' Introduction; Preface; Part I; Chapter 1 - An Introduction to Energy Policy: The Crisis in the Gulf; Chapter 2 - Energy Economics; Chapter 3 - U.S. Government Policies; Part II; Chapter 4 - The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries; Chapter 5 - Comparative Energy Policies; Part III; Chapter 6 - Synfuels; Chapter 7 - Nuclear Power; Chapter 8 - The Electric Utility Industry Faces the Future; Chapter 9 - Conclusion; Appendix 1: Photovoltaics; Appendix 2: Global Warming; References; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

How has the world coped with past energy crises? In this volume, Marcus reveals both the shortcomings and failures and the surprising successes of past efforts. With the decline of the Cold War, energy policy issues are among the most important factors in world politics. Energy policies provide a new context for the evolution of other internationally significant policies; namely, global trade, new Eastern European economies and emerging environmental issues. Introducing energy issues by reviewing events which transpired in the Persian Gulf after August 1990, Marcus then examines trends in ener