Inside a Public Policy Black Box - Congress, Ferc, and Private Electric Utilities

Michael J. DeLor focuses on how the operation and regulation of private electric utilities has become complicated and contentious in the United States in part because of environmental impact. As a consequence, Congress rarely passes substantive economic-based legislation dealing with the topic, and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), as the primary federal economic regulator of private electric utilities, must often act without clear legislative guidance.

List of contents

1. Study Overview
2. Theoretical Framework and Research Design
3. OPEC Oil Embargo Findings
4. Gulf War of 1990 to 1991 Findings
5. California Electricity Crisis Findings
6. Policy Making in a Complex and Contentious Policy Environment

About the author

By Michael J. DeLor

Summary

Public policies are not all regulated the same and they do not receive the same amount of attention from Congress. This book examines what happens at the federal level when a public policy area is defined by complexity and contention.

Product details

• Authors: Michael J. DeLor
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9781498524056
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-2405-6
• No. of pages: 242
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Legislative Branch, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Local, Politics & government, United States of America, USA, Municipal / city government, Central / national / federal government, Central government, Regional government, Regional, state & other local government