Author: Railroad Commission of TexasPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 552
Book Description
... Annual Report of the Railroad Commission of the State of Texas
Author: Railroad Commission of TexasPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 552
Book Description
Utilities Code
Author: TexasThe Texas Railroad Commission
Author: William R. ChildsPublisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 9781585444526
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
Before OPEC took center stage, one state agency in Texas was widely believed to set oil prices for the world. The Texas Railroad Commission (TRC) evolved from its founding in 1891 to a multi-divisional regulatory commission that oversaw not only railroads but also a number of other industries central to the modern American economy: petroleum production, natural gas utilities, and motor carriers (buses and trucks). William R. Childs's unprecedented study of the TRC from its founding until the mid-twentieth century extends our knowledge of commission-style regulation. It focuses on the interplay between business and regulators, between state and national regulatory commissions, and among the three branches of government through a process of "pragmatic federalism." Drawing on extensive primary research, Childs demonstrates that the alleged power of regulatory commissions has been more constrained than most observers have recognized. As he shows, the myth of power was devised by the agency itself as part of building a civil religion of Texas oil. Together, the myth and the civil religion enabled the TRC to convince Texas oil operators to follow production controls and thus stabilized the American oil industry by the 1940s. The result of this fascinating study is a more nuanced understanding of federalism and of regulation, the forces shaping it, and its outcomes.
Natural Resources Code
Author: TexasPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Natural resources
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
Annual Report - Federal Power Commission
Author: United States. Federal Power CommissionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Power resources
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Annual Report
Author: United States. Federal Power CommissionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Water-power
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
... Annual Report of the Railroad Commission of the State of Texas
Author: Railroad Commission of TexasPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 570
Book Description
Proceedings
Author: Statistical Reference Index
Author: The Monthly Cumulative Book Index
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1344
Book Description