Reasons of State : Oil Politics and the Capacities of American Government

Reasons of State Oil Politics and the Capacities of American Government

In this lucid and theoretically sophisticated book, G. John Ikenberry focuses on the oil price shocks of 1973-74 and 1979, which placed extraordinary new burdens on governments worldwide and particularly on that of the United States. Reasons of State examines the response of the United States to the...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Ikenberry, G. John, author (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press 2018
[2018]
Edition:1st ed
Series:Cornell Studies in Political Economy
Subjects:
Energy policy > United States.
Petroleum industry and trade > Government policy > United States.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009422305106719
Table of Contents:
  • Front matter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • 1. The Oil Shocks and State Responses
  • 2. Explaining Energy Adjustment Policy
  • 3. The American State and Energy Policies
  • 4. The Limits of International Cooperation
  • 5. The Limits of State Building
  • 6. The Limits of Technology and Spending
  • 7. The Market as State Strategy
  • 8. Reasons of State
  • Index

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