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Book SynopsisWhy did nuclear energy policies in France, Sweden, and the United States, very similar at the time of the oil crisis of 1973 and 1974, diverge so greatly in the following years? In answering this question, James Jasper challenges one of the most popular trends in political analysis: explanations relying exclusively on political and economic structu
Table of Contents*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Figures and Tables, pg. ix*Preface, pg. xi*Abbreviations, pg. xvii*PART ONE: Explaining Nuclear Policies, pg. 1*PART TWO: Creating Nuclear Systems: The Triumph of Technological Enthusiasm, 1960-1973, pg. 39*PART THREE: To Build or Conserve: Dilemmas Arising from Public Opposition and the Oil Crisis, 1973-1976, pg. 105*PART FOUR: The Structures Tighten: Policy Divergence and the Loss of Flexibility, 1976-1989, pg. 185*PART FIVE: Conclusions, pg. 265*List of Informants, pg. 278*Bibliography, pg. 283*Index, pg. 311
