Coal in Appalachia: An Economic Analysis (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780813115771)

Coal, the nation's most abundant fossil fuel and the only one that is exported, represents one of our most valuable natural resources. This study undertakes a thorough review of the economics of the Appalachian coal industry. It establishes, first of all, the international framework within which the American and the Appalachian coal industry function. It next examines the underlying principles that govern the production of and the demand for coal. This demand is influenced not only by price but

Author: Curtis E. Harvey
ISBN-10: 0813115779
ISBN-13: 9780813115771
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Language: English
Published: 10/02/1986
Pages: 232
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.32lbs
Size: 9.42h x 6.26w x 0.84d