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Private and Public Sector Economies of Lignite-Energy Resource Development in Rural Central Texas

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2015

Donald R. Andrews
Affiliation:
Economics Department, Southern University
Steve H. Murdock
Affiliation:
Department of Rural Sociology, Texas A&M University
Lonnie L. Jones
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University

Extract

Demand for lignite-energy resources for the production of fuel for generating electrical power in Texas has increased significantly as a result of dramatic real price increases in the more traditional fuels, such as natural gas and crude petroleum (Kaiser).

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 1983

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