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- Fuels Paradise: Seeking Energy Security in Europe, Japan, and the United States
- Book
- 2015
- Published by: Johns Hopkins University Press
summary
Is the quest for true energy security a fool’s errand?In recent years, the efforts of nations to promote energy security have been hotly debated. Fuels Paradise examines how five major developed democracies—Britain, France, Germany, Japan, and the United States—have sought to enhance their energy security since the oil shocks of the 1970s and in response to the more diverse set of challenges of the early twenty-first century. Drawing on a vast range of primary and secondary sources, John S. Duffield explains the actions taken—and not taken—by these countries to address their energy security concerns.Throughout the book, Duffield argues that state strength and policy legacies are essential for understanding national responses to energy insecurity. In addition to identifying feasible energy policies and the constraints faced by policy makers, he evaluates the prospects for international cooperation to promote energy security and considers the implications of recent advances in the production and distribution of energy, particularly the fracking revolution.An ambitious cross-national and longitudinal study grounded in promising theories of national behavior, Fuels Paradise will contribute substantially to broader debates about the determinants of state action and public policy.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. ix-x
- List of Abbreviations
- pp. xi-xiv
- Part One: Analytic Framework
- Part Two: Case Studies
- 6. France: Nuclear Power and Its Discontents
- pp. 117-150
- 8. Japan: Across-the-board Energy Insecurity
- pp. 195-239
- 9. The United States: Plus ça change . . .
- pp. 240-288
- References
- pp. 335-364
Additional Information
ISBN
9781421416748
Related ISBN(s)
9781421416731
MARC Record
OCLC
908146287
Pages
384
Launched on MUSE
2015-04-30
Language
English
Open Access
No