World Coal - Economics, Policies and Prospects

Klappentext This book provides a comprehensive study of coal in the energy market up until the mid-1980s. Zusammenfassung This 1987 book looks in detail at the production and consumption trends! the pattern of international trade! the coal market in the major regions! and at how public policy influenced the development of coal. It also examines the likely future trends! and draws conclusions for policy towards coal. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of tables; List of figures; Foreword; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction - a perspective on coal; 2. An introduction to coal in the energy market; 3. Coal consumption trends in OECD countries; 4. Trends in coal production and trade; 5. coal in Communist countries; 6. Coal in the USA - the public policy issues; 7. The state and coal - the Western European case; 8. The emergence of producers for export; 9. Prospects for coal; 10. Summary and conclusions; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Richard L. Gordon
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.06.2010
• EAN: 9780521143776
• ISBN: 978-0-521-14377-6
• No. of pages: 164
• Series: Cambridge Energy and Environme; Cambridge Energy and Environment Series
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; Labour / income economics, Labour Economics, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor / General