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Energy, the state, and the market : British energy policy since 1979 / Dieter Helm.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Helm, Dieter.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Energy policy--Great Britain.
- Energy policy.
- Energy industries--Government policy.
- Energy industries.
- Great Britain.
- Energy industries--Government policy--Great Britain.
- Privatization--Great Britain.
- Privatization.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 457 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.
- Summary:
- A broad and lively survey of British energy policy since 1979. The book blends economic analysis with political and historical narrative. The author traces the way in which political pressures from the proponents of both nationalization and privatization, as well as environmentalists, have affected the development of an industry which forms a significant part of the national economy. There is a particular focus on the role of government and the influence of technological advances.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0199262039
- OCLC:
- 51528080
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