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Energy Policy in America Since 1945: A Study of Business-Government Relations

By: Richard Vietor
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    Abstract

    Follows the history of government intervention in U.S. energy markets from 1945 to the present and shows how shifting market conditions of surplus and shortage and above all, price have played a determining role in the political process and U.S. fuel policy administration.

    Keywords

    Political Economy; United States; Postwar Policy; Energy; Energy Sources; Policy; United States

    Citation

    Vietor, Richard. Energy Policy in America Since 1945: A Study of Business-Government Relations. Cambridge University Press, 1984.
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