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Big Oil in the United States: Industry Influence on Institutions, Policy, and Politics

By Jerry A. McBeath

Book information

Publisher
Praeger
Year
2016
ISBN
1440837422, 9781440837425
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
7 MB (7512229 bytes)
Pages
299\313
Time added
2017-06-12 18:10:44
Environmental Economics;Economics;Business & Money

Description

This book explains how and why large oil-producing corporations have affected government institutions, energy policy, and politics in the United States―and suggests how their influence can be reduced.• Focuses on big oil's impact on U.S. government policy―regulatory, environmental, and fiscal―and analyzes big oil's political influence through campaign contributions and lobbying• Proposes methods that could be employed to reduce big oil's influence over energy policy• Presents current information relevant to university-level courses in energy politics, public policy, and state or local politics and policy as well as to practitioners such as government regulators, business persons, and NGO representatives

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