STATE ENERGY PREPAREDNESS POLICY: A QUESTION OF POLICY GAPS IN THE FEDERALIST CONTEXT

State energy emergency preparedness policies designed to mitigate short-term foreign oil interruptions are analyzed. An intergovernmental perspective is adopted as an analytical tool. Emphasis is placed on the intergovernmental relations between the federal government and California as they attempt...

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Published in:Policy studies journal 1984-12, Vol.13 (2), p.345-351
Main Author: Riposa, Gerry
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ENERGY CRISIS
Energy policy
Federalism
NATURAL RESOURCES
PETROLEUM
PUBLIC POLICY
SECURITY
State government
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Summary:State energy emergency preparedness policies designed to mitigate short-term foreign oil interruptions are analyzed. An intergovernmental perspective is adopted as an analytical tool. Emphasis is placed on the intergovernmental relations between the federal government and California as they attempt to develop contingency policy to meet a third foreign oil disruption. Certain frictions in policy making concern uncertainty over reliance on the free market to deal with oil shortages and states' limited fiscal resources. A change in the recent balance of federalism is called for to correct U.S. energy emergency policy. ( 36 references, )
ISSN:0190-292X
1541-0072
DOI:10.1111/j.1541-0072.1984.tb00346.x