Journal of Economic Literature
Book Reviews
2026-08-28
Linda T. M. Bui of Brandeis University reviews “Solar Revolution: The Economic Transformation of the Global Energy Industry” by Travis Bradford,. The EconLit Abstract of the reviewed work begins “Outlines the path by which the transition to solar technology and sustainable energy practices will occur. Discusses the inevitability of solar energy; a new path on the horizon; a brief history of energy; an unsustainable status quo; the field of alternatives; solar energy; modern electric utility economics; the emergence of distributed economics; solar electricity in the real world; tools for acceleration; and facing the inevitable. Bradford is President and Founder of the Prometheus Institute for Sustainable Development. Index.”