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Petropolitics
Macfadyen, Alan J.; Watkins, G. Campbell
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Description for Petropolitics
Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; KNBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 218 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1294.
Winner of the 2014 Book of the Year Award from the Petroleum History Society!
The importance of energy to the functioning of any economy has meant that energy industries are amongst the most regulated of industries. What might appear to be purely private decisions are made within a complex and evolving web of government regulations. Petropolitics provides an economic history of the petroleum industry in Alberta as well as a detailed analysis of the operation of the markets for Alberta oil and natural gas, and the main governmental regulations (apart from environmental regulations) faced by the industry. The tools ... Read more
Winner of the 2014 Book of the Year Award from the Petroleum History Society!
The importance of energy to the functioning of any economy has meant that energy industries are amongst the most regulated of industries. What might appear to be purely private decisions are made within a complex and evolving web of government regulations. Petropolitics provides an economic history of the petroleum industry in Alberta as well as a detailed analysis of the operation of the markets for Alberta oil and natural gas, and the main governmental regulations (apart from environmental regulations) faced by the industry. The tools ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Calgary Press Canada
Number of pages
600
Condition
New
Number of Pages
512
Place of Publication
Calgary, Canada
ISBN
9781552385401
SKU
V9781552385401
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Ref
99-3
About Macfadyen, Alan J.; Watkins, G. Campbell
ALAN J. MACFADYEN is Associate Professor Emeritus in the Department of Economics at the University of Calgary. In addition to initiating the energy economics program, he has authored numerous papers on energy and economics and has co-authored books on North American border issues and Alberta oil plays. G. CAMPBELL WATKINS (1939-2005) was an adjunct professor of economics at the University ... Read more
Reviews for Petropolitics
"There is no other book which reviews the complete history of the Alberta petroleum industry and related economic and energy policy and institutional development."
Dr Gerry Angevine, Centre for Energy Studies, The Fraser Institute
Dr Gerry Angevine, Centre for Energy Studies, The Fraser Institute