University Press of America
Pages: 284
Trim: 6⅛ x 9¼
978-0-8191-7202-0 • Hardback • December 1988 • $96.00 • (£74.00) - Currently out of stock. Copies will arrive soon.
978-0-8191-7203-7 • Paperback • December 1988 • $54.99 • (£42.00) - Currently out of stock. Copies will arrive soon.
...well-written book by an oil and gas marketing analyst regards government intervention with the operations of the market as self-defeating, usually aggravating the problem to be remedied....The author offers much material in presenting his argument...and good summaries of voluntary and mandatory import restrictions from 1949 to 1973.
— Choice Reviews
This book provides a wealth of evidence to suggest that oil tariffs and quotas will do more harm than good. It should be read by anyone who has ever thought that government policy can be used as a tool to make the domestic oil industry stronger.
— Natural Resources Journal
...an extraordinarily comprehensive analysis....It is essential reading for policy-makers concerned with license fees, tariffs and other policies intended to reinstate protection.
— Dr. William A. Johnson, Jofree Corporation, Houston, Texas; Natural Resources Journal
Bradley's history of the rent-seeking activities of the oil industry is superb. His attempts to demolish the protectionist arguments are skillful and, in the main, plausible....Even though Bradley has not slain the dragon of protectionism, he has certainly brought the monster to its knees....excellent...
— Energy Policy
Bradley's history of the rent-seeking activities of the oil industry is superb. His attempts to demolish the protectionist arguments are skillful and, in the main, plausible....Even though Bradley has not slain the dragon of protectionism, he has certainly brought the monster to its knees....excellent...
— Energy Policy
...well-written book by an oil and gas marketing analyst regards government intervention with the operations of the market as self-defeating, usually aggravating the problem to be remedied....The author offers much material in presenting his argument...and good summaries of voluntary and mandatory import restrictions from 1949 to 1973.
— Choice Reviews
This book provides a wealth of evidence to suggest that oil tariffs and quotas will do more harm than good. It should be read by anyone who has ever thought that government policy can be used as a tool to make the domestic oil industry stronger.
— Natural Resources Journal
...an extraordinarily comprehensive analysis....It is essential reading for policy-makers concerned with license fees, tariffs and other policies intended to reinstate protection.
— Dr. William A. Johnson, Jofree Corporation, Houston, Texas; Natural Resources Journal