02960nam 2200601 a 450 991048062880332120170815165944.01-322-41485-81-4833-2572-51-4522-4596-7(CKB)2560000000089794(EBL)997199(OCoLC)809774248(SSID)ssj0000704703(PQKBManifestationID)12229520(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000704703(PQKBWorkID)10719387(PQKB)11456055(MiAaPQ)EBC997199(OCoLC)1007858736(StDuBDS)EDZ0000159384(EXLCZ)99256000000008979420130912d1992 fy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrControversial issues in energy policy[electronic resource] /Alfred A. MarcusNewbury Park, Calif. ;London SAGEc19921 online resource (175 p.)Controversial issues in public policy ;v. 2Controversial issues in public policy ;v. 2Description based upon print version of record.0-8039-3969-8 0-8039-3970-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 AuthorHow 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 enerControversial Issues in Public PolicyEnergy policyPower resourcesElectronic books.Energy policy.Power resources.333.79Marcus Alfred A(Alfred Allen),1950-19475StDuBDSStDuBDSBOOK9910480628803321Controversial issues in energy policy2492484UNINA