The political economy of electricity : progressive capitalism and the struggle to build a sustainable power sector /: progressive capitalism and the struggle to build a sustainable power sector. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Mark Cooper.
• Authors: Cooper, Mark N
• Contents: Series ForewordPART I: HISTORICAL CONTEXTChapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 The Political Economy of the Paris Agreement, Technological Progress, and the Decarbonization-Development DilemmaPART II: ANALYTIC FRAMEWORKChapter 3 The Technological Revolutions of Industrial CapitalismChapter 4 The Innovation System of Progressive CapitalismPART III: THE COMPLEXITY OF RESOURCE SELECTION IN A LOW-CARBON ELECTRICITY SECTORChapter 5 The Cost of Electricity in a Low-Carbon FutureChapter 6 Energy Potential and Institutional Resource NeedsPART IV: CHALLENGESChapter 7 Conceptualizing Market ImperfectionsChapter 8 The Nuclear War Against the FuturePART V: POLICY RESPONSES AND DECISIONMAKING TOOLSChapter 9 The Urgent Need for Policy Action: "Command but Not Control"Chapter 10 Decision Making and the Terrain of KnowledgeChapter 11 Application of Multicriteria Portfolio AnalysisEpilogue: The Importance of Local Support for Global Climate Policy If the United States Flip-Flops on the Paris AgreementAppendix I: Democratic Equality and the Encyclical on Climate Change as Progressive CapitalismAppendix II: Conceptual Specification of Market ImperfectionsAppendix III: Empirical Evidence on Policy Directly Evaluating Price in the Climate Change AnalysisNotesBibliographyIndex.
• Publisher Details: New York : Praeger
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (472 pages)
• Subjects: 333.793/2; Business & Economics -- Industries -- Energy Industries; Electric power systems -- Economic aspects; Renewable energy sources -- Economic aspects; Economics
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9798216129325
• Related ISBNs: 9781440853425
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