Gasoline Rationing in the United States, II

James A. Maxwell and Margaret N. Balcom

The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1946, vol. 61, issue 1, 125-155

Abstract: The Plan: the "A" Book, 125; the "B" Book, 127; preferred mileage, 129. — Special Rations: change of residence, 130; "hardship," 132; furloughs, 133. — Fleet and Transport Rations: fleet, 133; transport, 134. — Non-highway Rations; Other Evidences: non-highway, 135; bulk and inventory coupons, 139; mihtary acknowledgments, 141. — Definition of Gasoline, 142. — The Flowback System and the Border Problem: the flowback system, 146; the border problem, 148. — The Black Market: invalidation cycles, 149; coupon endorsement, 151; mailing centers, 153. — The Effect on Consumption, 153.

Date: 1946
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