Overview

A well-written and extremely informative book about our energy industries, their significance to the economy, and how economists analyze the problems associated with energy production and consumption. The reader with only a cursory knowledge of economic principles, as well as trained economists, will learn much from Peirce's incisive and sometimes acerbic examination of the coal, oil, natural gas, electric utility, nuclear power, and the alternative energy industries. Choice review of First Edition Economics of the Energy Industries, Second Edition, examines the industry, in general, and its component industries (petroleum, natural gas, coal, electricity, nuclear, and alternative fuels). Dr. William Peirce blends technical and historical information about the component industries and analyzes the mixture with economic tools. The text provides the reader with a combination of the analytical concepts, the historical and institutional background necessary to understand the role of energy in modern economies, and the issues involved in public policy related to energy. Dr. Peirce incorporates environmental issues as well as the current status of industry regulation in his thorough and completely revised edition.

Full Product Details

Author:   William Spangar Peirce
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Praeger Publishers Inc
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.680kg
ISBN:  

9780275956264

ISBN 10:   0275956261
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   28 May 1996
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Figures and Tables Preface An Economic Approach: Measures and Analysis Energy: An Economist's View Energy Flows Markets, Prices, and Efficiency Energy and Economic Growth Guessing about Future Consumption and Production The Extractive Industries Reserves and Resources The Economic Theory of the Mine The Coal Industry The Oil Industry The Natural Gas Industry The Energy Conversion Industries The Electric Utility Industry Nuclear Power Other Sources of Energy Problems and Policies Health, Safety, and Environment Government Policy Selected References Index

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.,. The text provides a combination of the analyticl concepts, the historical and institutional background necessary to understand the role of energy in modern economies, and the issues involved in public policy related -Oil & Gas Journal

.,. The text provides a combination of the analyticl concepts, the historical and institutional background necessary to understand the role of energy in modern economies, and the issues involved in public policy related -Oil & Gas Journal ?...The text provides a combination of the analyticl concepts, the historical and institutional background necessary to understand the role of energy in modern economies, and the issues involved in public policy related?-Oil & Gas Journal ?Peirce's volume is a very useful presentation of basic economic analysis applied to coal, oil, natural gas, electricity, nuclear power, and several alternative sources...useful for undergraduates in economics, political science, basic sciences, and for interested general readers.?-Choice ... The text provides a combination of the analyticl concepts, the historical and institutional background necessary to understand the role of energy in modern economies, and the issues involved in public policy related -Oil & Gas Journal Peirce's volume is a very useful presentation of basic economic analysis applied to coal, oil, natural gas, electricity, nuclear power, and several alternative sources...useful for undergraduates in economics, political science, basic sciences, and for interested general readers. -Choice

Author Information

WILLIAM SPANGAR PEIRCE is Professor of Economics at Case Western Reserve. He is the author of Bureaucratic Failure and Public Expenditure(81) and co-author of hnological Progress and Industrial Leadership(84).

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