Energy crisis: moral equivalent of civil war

Journal Article · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1980 · Regulation; (United States)

OSTI ID:5246119

Kalt, J P; Navarro, P

U.S. petroleum policies are examined for their distributional effects and the political factors influencing congressional votes. Price controls on domestic crude oil and the entitlements program have combined to increase oil imports by depriving producers of funds and subsidizing imports. The problem is not the lack of a defined policy. Studies of Senate votes show the effects of liberal ideologies and the effort to redistribute wealth among non-producer states by a coalition of liberal legislators, refiners, and consumers. These distributional goals will divide the country and reduce economic efficiency unless a true national consensus is developed. (DCK)

• Research Organization: Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA
• OSTI ID: 5246119
• Journal Information: Regulation; (United States), Journal Name: Regulation; (United States); ISSN REGUD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
293000* -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Policy
Legislation
& Regulation
DEREGULATION
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMICS
ENERGY POLICY
ENTITLEMENTS PROGRAM
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS
POLITICAL ASPECTS
PRICING REGULATIONS
REGULATIONS