Crossnational divergence in post-OPEC embargo energy policy : foreign policy capacity in Germany and the United States

This thesis explains the origins of the differing domestic energy policy regimes in the United States and Germany. Using historical process tracing, the author argues that policy diverged following the 1973-74 Energy embargo. This crisis allowed space for considerable policy innovation in the two na...

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Main Author: Barnum, Forrest Scott Lewis
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/40837