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Rooted in public policy theory, and employing a mixed-methods approach, Deitchman explores the policy tools that address the politics and economics of clean energy development and deployment across all 50 states compared to Canada, Germany, and Australia.
List of contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: The Role of Federalism and Polycentric Governance of Energy Policy Issues
Chapter 3: Political Dimensions of Energy Policy
Chapter 4: Traditional and Innovative Financing Policies
Chapter 5: Buildings: Codes, Standards, and Incentives
Chapter 6: Regulatory Policies: EERS, RPS, and a Price on Carbon
Chapter 7: Smarter Rates for Electricity
Chapter 8: Promoting Green Jobs and the Green Economy
Chapter 9: International Contrasts, Comparisons, and Partnerships
Chapter 10: Conclusions
About the author
Benjamin Deitchman wrote this book while working as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Public Policy in the Saunders College of Business at the Rochester Institute of Technology. He currently works for the Georgia Public Service Commission in Atlanta, Georgia.
Summary
Rooted in public policy theory, and employing a mixed-methods approach, Deitchman explores the policy tools that address the politics and economics of clean energy development and deployment across all 50 states compared to Canada, Germany, and Australia.
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'All too often, energy analysts obsess over energy policies and their various permutations. Deitchman goes much further and looks at the politics and broader socioeconomic forces shaping state energy and climate planning processes and their outcomes. The result is a novel, rich, and intellectually engaging comparative assessment.'—Benjamin K. Sovacool, Professor of Energy Policy, University of Sussex as well as Professor of Business and Social Sciences, Aarhus University, Denmark
'… a useful primer on recent state energy policy developments …'—Barry Rabe, Publius: The Journal of Federalism
'One of the more impressive qualities of the book is the author’s ability to analyze each topic through a diverse set of theoretical perspectives. This interdisciplinary approach to such a multifaceted and complex topic provides a nice contribution to the public management and environmental federalism literature.' —Sanya Carley and Michelle Graff, The American Review of Public Administration
