TY  - BOOK
AU  - Peirce,William Spangar
TI  - Economics of the energy industries
SN  - 0275956261 (alk. paper)
SN  - 978027595
U1  - 338.4/7621042/0973 22
PY  - 1996///
CY  - Westport, Conn.
PB  - Praeger
KW  - Peirce William Pangar
KW  - Energy industries
KW  - United States
N1  - 
Contents
Figures and tables xi
Preface xv

Part I        An Economic Approach: Measures and Analysis 1

Chapter 1   Energy: Economist’s View 3-15

Chapter 2 Energy Flows 17-30

Chapter 3 Markets, Prices, and Efficiency 31-42

Chapter 4 Energy and Economic Growth 43-51

Chapter 5 Guessing about Future Consumption and Production 53-62

Part II   The Extractive Industries

Chapter 7 The Economic Theory of the Mine75-98

Chapter 8 The Coal Industry 101-125

Chapter 9 The Oil Industry 127-157

Chapter 10 The Natural Gas Industry 159-176

Part III The Energy Conversion Industries

Chapter 11 The Electric Utility Industry 181-203

Chapter 12 Nuclear Power 205-236

Chapter 13 Other sources of Energy 239-261

Part IV Problems and policies 

Chapter 14 Health, Safety, and Policies 263-275

Chapter 15 Government Policy 279-299

Selected References 301

Index 309-318

Includes bibliographical references (p. [301]-307) and index
ER  -