"The Political Economy of Coal is a cogent comparative analysis of coal policies and output trends worldwide, using a comparative statics supply-demand political economy framework. It groups countries into four distinct categories, across which forces driving moves toward or away from coal differ. It illuminates important issues and could point the way toward identifying strategies that internal or external actors could use to reduce coal use and emissions."Robert O. Keohane, Professor Emeritus, School of International and Public Affairs, Princeton University, USA
1. Introduction: The political economy of coal PART I: Countries phasing out coal 2. Late and expensive: The political economy of coal phase-out in Germany 3. The political economy of coal in Bulgaria: The silent phase-out 4. Positioned for consensus: Market-based approaches, civil society and the role of the state in Chile’s coal phase-out 5. Political economy of climate and energy policies in the United Kingdom 6. Unraveling the political economy of coal: Insights from the United States PART II: Established coal users 7. The political economy of coal: The case of China 8. The political economy of coal in India: Evidence from expert interviews 9. Exploring the political economy of coal: Insights from Turkey PART III: Countries phasing in coal 10. Competing energy visions in Kenya: The political economy of coal 11. Conglomerates and the Department of Energy promote coal development in the Philippines 12. Unraveling the political economy of coal: Insights from Vietnam PART IV: Coal exporters 13. Mining a fractured landscape: The political economy of coal in Australia 14. The political economy of coal in light of climate and mineral-energy policies: A case study from Colombia 15. Coal, power and coal-powered politics in Indonesia 16. The political economy of energy and climate policy in South Africa 17. The politics of coal: Lessons learnt from 15 country cases