The Decade of Energy Policy

This volume offers a policy-by-policy perspective on national energy management in the major oil-importing countries of the world. Relying on a political economy perspective, the authors identify and explain the principle kinds of energy which have been implemented in industrialized and underdeveloped countries. The book provides a comparative analysis of these policy areas, drawing materials from Europe, North and South America, Africa and Asia to illustrate the dilemmas and...
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This volume offers a policy-by-policy perspective on national energy management in the major oil-importing countries of the world. Relying on a political economy perspective, the authors identify and explain the principle kinds of energy which have been implemented in industrialized and underdeveloped countries. The book provides a comparative analysis of these policy areas, drawing materials from Europe, North and South America, Africa and Asia to illustrate the dilemmas and opportunities for energy policies in the 1980's.