Technical economics in the power industry

Conference · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1990 · Proceedings of the American Power Conference; (United States)

OSTI ID:5907204

Dicks, J B ^[1]

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1. Tennessee Univ., Tullahoma, TN (United States). Space Inst.

This paper reports discusses technical economics is an emerging subject different from such areas as engineering management. The subject of engineering economics will be vital in the coming years as the world economy is about to undergo an economic explosion due to the effect of the computer on every area of technology and the simultaneous large expansion of the world market through the opening and democratization of the Communist block together with the European Common Market.

• OSTI ID: 5907204
• Report Number(s): CONF-9004133-; CODEN: PAPWA
• Journal Information: Proceedings of the American Power Conference; (United States), Vol. 52; Conference: 52. American power conference, Chicago, IL (United States), 23-25 Apr 1990; ISSN 0097-2126
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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