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Petroleum Politics and the Texas Railroa

English · Paperback / Softback

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Klappentext The single most important domestic source of oil and gas is managed by the Texas Railroad Commission. As a result! the Commission has for decades exerted a profound influence on United States and world energy policy. This title examines seven policymaking episodes! covering five decades of the Commission's history. Zusammenfassung A detailed look at the Railroad Commission and the politics of petroleum in Texas.

List of contents










  • Preface
  • Part 1. Introduction
    • 1. The Railroad Commission of Texas
  • Part 2. Policy
    • 2. Foundations, 1930–1935
    • 3. The Ironies of Regulation, 1935–1950
    • 4. The Balance Wheel, 1950–1965
    • 5. Welcome to the Energy Crisis, 1965–1980
    • 6. Policy and Its Consequences
  • Part 3. Politics
    • 7. Influence
    • 8. Campaigns and Elections
  • Part 4. The Ironies of Politics
    • 9. Lessons
  • Notes
  • Index


  • About the author










    David Prindle received his Ph.D. in political science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1977. He is a professor in the Government Department at the University of Texas at Austin.


Product details

Authors David F. Prindle
Publisher External catalogues UK
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 09.06.2009
 
EAN 9780292764897
ISBN 978-0-292-76489-7
Series Elma Dill Russell Spencer Foun
University of Texas Press
Elma Dill Russell Spencer Foun
Elma Dill Russell Spencer Foundation Series
Subjects Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories
Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous

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