"A detailed historical narrative of the U.S. energy crisis in the 1970s and how policymakers responded to the turmoil"--

This book presents an analytic history of American energy policy, examining policy failures and how the policy process itself leads to failure.

This historical investigation focuses exclusively on American energy policy in the 1970s. Revisiting the last time energy issues came to the forefront of nation

In the decades that followed World War II, cheap and plentiful oil helped to fuel rapid economic growth, ensure political stability, and reinforce the legitimac