Petroleum Politics and the Texas Railroa

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