1st Edition
Limiting Oil Imports An Economic History and Analysis
356 Pages
by
RFF Press
356 Pages
by
RFF Press
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First Published in 2011. This book presents the results of the third phase of our analysis of U.S. oil imports in relation to U.S. energy policy. It presents a definitive history and analysis of the United States' experiment with formal oil import controls and addresses three questions: The first is how the U.S. energy situation, especially energy security, was affected by what was going on in the... Read more
Foreword, Preface and Acknowledgments, 1. Introduction, 2. The Beginning of Oil Import Controls, 3. The Mandatory Quota Program, 4. Major Controversies Within the Mandatory Quota Program, 5. Special Programs in the Import Control System, 6. The End of the Quota and the Search for a New Energy Program, 7. Oil Import Controls and the Crude Oil Market: A Framework for Analysis, 8. The Economic Effects of the Mandatory Quota Program, 9. Alternatives to the Quota, 10. The Quota Program and Subsequent Energy Policy, Index
Biography
Bohi, Douglas R.; Russell, Milton
'This book is the definitive history and analysis of the United States' experiment with formal oil import controls, 1959-1973... It is researched and written with unusual professional skill, attention to detail, and objectiveness.' Social Science Quarterly
