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A new understanding of the American energy crisis of the 1970s
Eine neue Interpretation der U.S.-amerikanischen Energiekrise der 1970er Jahre
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Abstract
The energy crisis of the 1970s in the United States consisted of three separate but related problems in the oil, natural gas, and utility sectors of the energy economy. The OPEC price increases and the OAPEC embargo of 1973 merely exacerbated existing problems. This article traces these problems ove... view more
The energy crisis of the 1970s in the United States consisted of three separate but related problems in the oil, natural gas, and utility sectors of the energy economy. The OPEC price increases and the OAPEC embargo of 1973 merely exacerbated existing problems. This article traces these problems over several decades and their development into a crisis in the early 1970s.... view less
Keywords
electricity; crude oil; energy policy; import; energy supply; natural gas; energy industry; crisis; market; United States of America
Classification
Special areas of Departmental Policy
General History
Free Keywords
energy history; 1970s
Document language
English
Publication Year
2014
Page/Pages
p. 22-42
Journal
Historical Social Research, 39 (2014) 4
DOI
https://doi.org/10.12759/hsr.39.2014.4.22-42
ISSN
0172-6404
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed