Energy and Environment in the Transition Economies ― Between Cold War and Global Warming

Chandler (international studies, Johns Hopkins U. and director of Advanced International Studies at Battelle Memorial Institute's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) examines environmental politics in the former Soviet bloc, including efforts at reform with Western assistance. Topics reviewed include energy use, energy efficiency, nuclear safety and security, petroleum geoeconomics, coal, utility monopoly and competition, and environmental and climatic change in the former Soviet Union and Central and Eastern Europe. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)