{"product_id":"economics-of-the-energy-industries-9780275956264","title":"Economics of the Energy Industries","description":"\u003cp\u003eA well-written and extremely informative book about our energy industries, their significance to the economy, and how economists analyze the problems associated with energy production and consumption. The reader with only a cursory knowledge of economic principles, as well as trained economists, will learn much from Peirce's incisive and sometimes acerbic examination of the coal, oil, natural gas, electric utility, nuclear power, and the alternative energy industries. \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e review of First Edition \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eEconomics of the Energy Industries\u003c\/i\u003e, Second Edition, examines the industry, in general, and its component industries (petroleum, natural gas, coal, electricity, nuclear, and alternative fuels). Dr. William Peirce blends technical and historical information about the component industries and analyzes the mixture with economic tools. The text provides the reader with a combination of the analytical concepts, the historical and institutional background necessary to understand the role of energy in modern economies, and the issues involved in public policy related to energy. Dr. Peirce incorporates environmental issues as well as the current status of industry regulation in his thorough and completely revised edition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Spangar Peirce\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/28\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.56h x 6.40w x 0.85d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780275956264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWILLIAM SPANGAR PEIRCE is Professor of Economics at Case Western Reserve. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eBureaucratic Failure and Public Expenditure\u003c\/i\u003e(81) and co-author of \u003ci\u003ehnological Progress and Industrial Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e(84).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40923105067123,"sku":"9.78028E+12","price":207.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_65910fb5-b77c-4135-901f-5d98d2f6a4ed.jpg?v=1692104581","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/economics-of-the-energy-industries-9780275956264","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}