The National Politics of Nuclear Power: Economics, Security, and Governance

by Scott Victor Valentine and Benjamin K. Sovacool

This book offers a comprehensive assessment of the dynamics driving, and constraining, nuclear power development in Asia, Europe and North America, providing detailed comparative analysis.

The book formulates a theory of nuclear socio-political economy which highlights six factors necessary for embarking on nuclear power programs: (1) national security and secrecy, (2) technocratic ideology, (3) economic interventionism, (4) a centrally coordinated...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415748100
• ISBN13: 9780415748100
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"