Abstract
Abstract The lack of an effective European Community (EC) energy policy is discussed in the context of the different degrees and kinds of energy import dependency faced by the different member states. The way in which these contrasting energy economies have impinged on the evolution of EC energy policy, rendering it largely ineffectual, is then explored over the period 1974 to 1992. The general theme is illustrated by focusing on the evolution of EC policy towards the coal industry, identifying how it has been impotent in the face of national government policies and perverse in terms of its recent outcomes. This argument is supported by data comparing the productivity performances of the different EC coal industries.
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