Economics of the energy industries / William Spangar Peirce.
Publication details: Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 1996.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xvi, 318 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 0275956261 (alk. paper)
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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.
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