Nuclear Power and Energy Policy

The Limits to Governance

Gerry Stoker, Keith Baker

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Year: 2016
• Print ISBN:
  9781137433855
• eBook ISBN:
  9781137433862
• Topic: Politica e relazioni internazionali
• Subtopic: Industria energetica

This book explores how different governments have leveraged their capacity to advance a revival of nuclear power. Presenting in-depth case studies of France, Finland, Britain and the United States, Baker and Stoker argue that governments may struggle to promote new investment in nuclear power.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• List of Figures and Tables
• Preface and Acknowledgements
• List of Abbreviations
• 1 A Revival of Nuclear Power?
• 2 The Political Economy of Nuclear Power
• 3 Governance and the Limits of Governance Theory
• 4 A Framework for Understanding Governance in Practice
• 5 A Revival of Nuclear Power in Britain
• 6 A Revival of Nuclear Power in the United States
• 7 A Revival of Nuclear Power in France
• 8 A Revival of Nuclear Power in Finland
• 9 Conclusion: The Limits of Governance
• References
• Index