Oil: stabilization or conservation? : A case study in the organization of industrial control / by Myron W. Watkins.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Harper & Brothers, 1937.Edition: First editionDescription: xi, 269 pages : charts and tables ; 24 cmSubject(s): LOC classification:
  • HD 9566 .W3 1937
Contents:
1. The economic significance of oil -- II. Technical characteristics and peculiarities -- III. Design of the business structure -- IV. Fundamental factors in resource conservation -- V. In quest of stability -- VI. Further search for stability -- VII. Administrative mechanism of stabilization -- VIII. Allocation of production curtailment -- IX. Interpretation of production curtailment -- X. Control of refinery operations -- XI. Regulation of marketing practices -- XII. Labor administraion -- XIII. Pacific Coast cartel -- XIV. Business strategy in review
Summary: This work examines and reports on the development of industrial control in the petroleum industry. Originally commissioned as a report on The National Recovery Act's effects on the industry, the book's scope was broadened due to the termination of the NRA, and covers "many of the urgent issues which the eclipse of competition has posed for this generation" as well as the history of the oil industry and regulation efforts.
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.
Star ratings
    Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
BOOKS BOOKS Niebyl-Proctor Marxist Library General Stacks HD 9566 .W3 1937 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not For Loan NPML19100014

Includes index.

1. The economic significance of oil -- II. Technical characteristics and peculiarities -- III. Design of the business structure -- IV. Fundamental factors in resource conservation -- V. In quest of stability -- VI. Further search for stability -- VII. Administrative mechanism of stabilization -- VIII. Allocation of production curtailment -- IX. Interpretation of production curtailment -- X. Control of refinery operations -- XI. Regulation of marketing practices -- XII. Labor administraion -- XIII. Pacific Coast cartel -- XIV. Business strategy in review

This work examines and reports on the development of industrial control in the petroleum industry. Originally commissioned as a report on The National Recovery Act's effects on the industry, the book's scope was broadened due to the termination of the NRA, and covers "many of the urgent issues which the eclipse of competition has posed for this generation" as well as the history of the oil industry and regulation efforts.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.

Powered by Koha