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Summary
Summary
The history and a comprehensive analysis of 65 years of energy policy-making, with an insider's view of the four-years that resulted in the Energy Policy Act of 1992. Placed in the context of U.S. energy policy-making since the New Deal, Stagliano presents a case study which lends a historical basis for measuring the ongoing work of the G.W. Bush Administration to craft a national energy strategy. Contents: Introduction by Paul T. Ruxin, Esq A brief history of U.S. energy policy and its makers The search for a policy consensus The economic policy council takes control Saddam Hussein lends a hand The national energy strategy emerges - Scathed Congress wants to know Epilouge.
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Stagliano (former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Energy for Policy Analysis during the G.H.W. Bush administration, and now an executive with an energy company) has written an insider description of how US Department of Energy (DOE) strategists (including himself) overcame obstacles in both the administration and Congress to secure passage of the Energy Policy Act of 1992. He bases the four-year account on his notes from the time, documents, and interviews with his former DOE colleagues, including several with Energy Secretary James Watkins. Stagliano is no neutral analyst, but a former player who does not refrain from identifying villains (e.g., White House Chief of Staff John Sununu) and heroes (e.g., Watkins). Surrounding this description are a 66-page introductory chapter (an excellent history of US energy policy prior to 1989) and a six-page epilogue (a catty dismissal of the Clinton administration's policies). This book is an entertaining, informative description of a complex struggle from a center-right perspective. Weaknesses are its one-sidedness, as Stagliano made no effort to interview opponents of the bill, and the absence of ties to the interdisciplinary policy literature. Scholars who expect case studies to have theoretical content will be disappointed. Recommended for upper-division undergraduate through professional collections. R. E. O'Connor Pennsylvania State University, University Park Campus
Table of Contents
| Foreword | p. ix |
| Prologue | p. xiii |
| 1 A Brief History of US Energy Policy and its Makers | p. 1 |
| 2 The Search for a Policy Consensus | p. 69 |
| 3 The Economic Policy Council Takes Control | p. 137 |
| 4 Saddam Hussein Lends a Hand | p. 205 |
| 5 The National Energy Strategy Emerges (Scathed) | p. 281 |
| 6 Congress Wants to Know | p. 351 |
| Epilogue | p. 425 |
| Index | p. 433 |
