John L. Campbell
Collapse of an Industry: Nuclear Power and the Contradictions of U.S. Policy.
Cornell University Press, 1988. Cornell Studies in Political Economy. First edition. 0801495008 xiii/231 pages.
Softcover volume, measuring approximately 6" x 9.25", displays light shelfwear. Binding is sound. Interior is clean and bright.
"The commercial nuclear power industry was flourishing in the United States in the early 1970s; fifteen years later, the enterprise has collapsed. John L. Campbell examines the history of this debacle in order to explore how state and market shape each other under modern capitalism. In "Collapse of an Industry," Campbell confronts controversial issues whose implications range far beyond the specifics of the nuclear power industry; the relative merits of free and controlled markets, the reliability of industrial planning, and the appropriate role of the state in managing economic activity. Ultimately, Campbell sheds light on the central question of whether modern democracy and capitalism may be essentially incompatible."