ABSTRACT
Originally published in 1985. This in-depth analysis of federal energy policy and politics in the oil and gas sector critically evaluates the National Energy Program, one of the most controversial and wide-ranging policy initiatives in Canadian history - an import case study. Bridging Canadian politics and public policy, the book gives an historical overview of the development of energy policy since 1945, examining the shifts in the balance of power between public and private energy interests. It presents the NEP’s positive and negative impacts on energy policy and the nature of political power.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|62 pages
The Forging of the Nep
part II|136 pages
Canadian Energy History and the Pre-Nep Legacy
part III|94 pages
Energy Politics after the Nep: 1981–1984
part IV|158 pages
Policy and Implementation in the Post-Nep Period
part V|42 pages
Concluding Observations