Table of Contents

List of tables; List of figures; Foreword; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction - a perspective on coal; 2. An introduction to coal in the energy market; 3. Coal consumption trends in OECD countries; 4. Trends in coal production and trade; 5. coal in Communist countries; 6. Coal in the USA - the public policy issues; 7. The state and coal - the Western European case; 8. The emergence of producers for export; 9. Prospects for coal; 10. Summary and conclusions; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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This book provides a comprehensive study of coal in the energy market up until the mid-1980s.