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100	1		_aPeirce, William Spangar.
245	1	0	_aEconomics of the energy industries / _cWilliam Spangar Peirce.
250			_a2nd ed.
260			_aWestport, Conn. : _bPraeger, _c1996.
300			_axvi, 318 p. : _bill. ; _c24 cm.
500			_a 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.
600			_2Economics of the Energy Industries _aPeirce William Pangar
650		0	_aEnergy industries _zUnited States.
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