The End of Cheap Oil: Economic, Social, and Political Change in the US and Former Soviet Union

The End of Cheap Oil: Economic, Social, and Political Change in the US and Former Soviet Union

I use the quality and quantity of energy flows to interpret economic, social, and political changes in the US and Former Soviet Union. The economic successes of both the former Soviet Union (FSU) and the US reflect an abundant supply of high quality energy. This abundance ended in the 1970s in the U...

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Main Author: Robert K. Kaufmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-09-01
Series:Energies
Subjects:
peak oil
labor productivity
wages
income inequality
economic history
Former Soviet Union
taxes
debt
female participation rate
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/7/10/6225

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