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

Industry Influence on Institutions, Policy, and Politics

Business & Finance, Finance & Investing, Corporate Finance, Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Government, Public Policy
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Author: Jerry A. McBeath Professor Emeritus ISBN: 9781440837432
Publisher: ABC-CLIO Publication: June 27, 2016
Imprint: Praeger Language: English
Author: Jerry A. McBeath Professor Emeritus
ISBN: 9781440837432
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Publication: June 27, 2016
Imprint: Praeger
Language: English

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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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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