Energy Capitol av Arthur Mason

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<p><i>Energy Capitol</i> explores the waning of regulatory politics surrounding large-scale energy systems in the United States at the turn of the millennium.</p><p> </p><p>Throughout the twentieth century, large-scale energy systems in North America and Europe were highly regulated by a national political community whose decision-making authority relied on positions of bureaucratic and capitalist-led industry organization. After restructuring in energy markets such as natural gas and electricity during the 1980s, the culture of power surrounding political decision-making began to decline. Against this backdrop, Authur Mason examines the struggle by oil companies and federal state to deliver natural gas from Alaska and Canada¿s Mackenzie Valley to markets in mid-continental United States, highlighting that they often reverted to regulatory collusion to advance their plans. Mason employs perspectives from anthropology, political science, sociology, and science and technology studies to