UID:
almafu_9959227202502883
Format:
1 online resource (xvi, 158 p.).
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-322-41485-8
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1-4833-2572-5
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1-4522-4596-7
Series Statement:
Controversial issues in public policy ;
Content:
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
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
,
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
,
English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8039-3969-8
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8039-3970-1
Language:
English
