Corn ethanol, who pays? who benefits?, Ken G. Glozer
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Corn ethanol, who pays? who benefits?, Ken G. Glozer
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-207) and index
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Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
Corn ethanol
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712779555
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Ken G. Glozer
Series statement
Hoover Institution Press publication, no. 569
Sub title
who pays? who benefits?
Summary
"In this book, Ken Glozer provides a factual evaluation of the major claims made by those who have advocated an ethanol policy for the past thirty years and answers a number of important questions. When did the policy start? How did it evolve? Are petroleum imports and budget costs reduced? Who pays and who benefits?"--Jacket
Table of contents
Political history: Introduction ; Ethanol as a transportation fuel : how Federal corn-ethanol policy evolved: Carter administration, 1977 to 1981 ; Reagan administration, 1981 to 1989 ; Bush I administration, 1989 to 1993 ; Clinton administration, 1993 to 2001 ; Bush II administration, 2001 to 2009 -- Evaluating advocates' policy claims: Is U.S. energy security strengthened? ; Does the environment benefit? ; Other claims : are budget costs reduced? Is the trade balance improved? Is rural employment Increased? ; Who pays for the policy, and who benefits from It? ; Conclusions -- Supporting documents: International Energy Agency, IEA response system for oil supply emergencies ; History of world oil market petroleum-supply interruptions ; State-by-state ethanol subsidies
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