Big Oil in the United States
Industry Influence on Institutions, Policy, and Politics
Jerry A. McBeath
- 320 pages
- English
- ePUB (adapté aux mobiles)
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Big Oil in the United States
Industry Influence on Institutions, Policy, and Politics
Jerry A. McBeath
Ă propos de ce livre
This book explains how and why large oil-producing corporations have affected government institutions, energy policy, and politics in the United Statesâand suggests how their influence can be reduced. Big oil is the leading factor in U.S. energy politics today; the largest oil-producing companies also constitute a formidable force and interest group in American politics. This book examines why oil is so important and how the prominence of huge corporationsâoften working in the absence of countervailing forcesâhas affected government institutions, policy (with a focus on energy policy), and politics in the United States. Analyzing big oil's influence on political outcomes, particularly through campaign contributions and lobbying, this book shows how strong corporate power affects political participation. The book documents how the influence of big oil flows in all directions, intricately connecting U.S. policies at all levelsâforeign policy, federal, state, and even localâregarding oil exploration, development, production, and transportation. Readers will come away with a clear understanding of how these multi-tiered relationships between oil corporations and governments work to the advantage of corporationsâand to the disadvantage of states and the citizens they represent.