Overview

The National Petroleum Council (NPC) emerged out of the close cooperation between the petroleum industry and the federal government during World War II. In the last fifty-plus years, the Council has evolved into a voice of the marketplace, analyzing conditions in the petroleum industry and publishing its findings in reports widely considered authoritative and useful. Here, Joseph A. Pratt, William H. Becker, and William M. McClenahan, Jr., analyze the choices and strategies that have given the Council the adaptability and resilience to survive. The authors look at the Council's reports and examine the NPC's ability to tap information and personnel from all sectors of the industry. Finally, they analyze the one political concern that has remained constant for the industry: antitrust. This book not only sheds light on the petroleum industry and its regulatory context but also addresses the larger questions of the U.S. government's relations with the industries it regulates.

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Author:   Joseph A. Pratt ,  William H. Becker ,  William M. McClenahan ,  Daniel Yergin
Publisher:   Texas A & M University Press
Imprint:   Texas A & M University Press
Volume:   No. 13
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.739kg
ISBN:  

9781585441853

ISBN 10:   1585441856
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   31 July 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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JOSEPH A. PRATT is Cullen Professor of History and Business at the University of Houston. WILLIAM H. BECKER is Professor of History and Strategic Management and Public Policy at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. WILLIAM M. McCLENAHAN, JR., teaches at the University of Maryland in College Park and also serves as a research assistant for the Business Histor Group.

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