Big oil in the United States
Subtitle: industry influence on institutions, policy, and politics
By: Jerry A. McBeath
Publisher: Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 299
ISBN-13: 9781440837425
Subjects: Petroleum industry and trade; Gas industry; Big business; Business and politics; Energy policy
Other titles: Big oil in the U.S.
Description: This work 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. It particularly 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
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Onshore oil and gas resource development; title: Oil and gas development in the outer continental shelf; title: Representing the interests of industry; title: Representing the interests of the land; title: How institutions matter: Oil and gas regulatory regimes; title: National energy policies and big oil; title: Conclusion.