ABSTRACT

Arguing that the energy price policies of the 1970s represented a major equity/efficiency trade-off and led to a dramatic decline in the living standard of lower income Americans, this book presents a comprehensive data-based assessment of the plight of lower income households between 1973 and 1983.

chapter 1|11 pages

Introduction: A Decade of Despair

part 1|38 pages

Basic Issues

chapter 2|17 pages

The Social Question

chapter 3|18 pages

The Macroeconomic Background

part 2|64 pages

Household Impacts

part 3|36 pages

Rising Energy Prices and the Lower Income Rental Housing Market

part 4|47 pages

Rising Energy Prices and the Delivery of Public Services