西南石油大学学报(社会科学版) ›› 2018, Vol. 20 ›› Issue (1): 1-11.DOI: 10.11885/j.issn.1674-5094.2017.11.02.01

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A Review on the American Foreign Supply-Side Energy Policy During the Carter Administration

YANG Jianguo   

  1. College of History and Culture, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang Henan, 453007, China
  • Received:2017-11-02 Online:2018-01-01 Published:2018-01-01

Abstract: In the mid and late 1970s,the United States,led by the Carter Administration,was experiencing its second energy security crisis since World War II. In addition to the relevant energy legislation and initiatives within American internal affairs,the Carter Administration developed the foreign energy security supply-side policy mainly through bilateral dialogue and multilateral coordination. This foreign energy policy's focal points included the diversification of energy supply market sources;increase in the number of sufficient,sustainable,smooth and fast market transactions;and stabilization of reasonable prices. In the process of implementing this“carrot and stick”foreign energy policy,the Carter Administration maintained,as best it could,the flexibility and autonomy of the United States in decision-making and implementation with respect to manner, means,tactics,and timing. The policy's ultimate purpose was to serve and maximize the national interests of the United States, in areas such as security,stabilization,and progress.

Key words: Carter administration, supply-side energy security, market supply, market price, national interest

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