
The Political Economy of Power Sector Reform
The Experiences of Five Major Developing Countries
Cambridge University Press
Published on 8. February 2007
Book
Hardback
352 pages
978-0-521-86502-9 (ISBN)
Description
Over the last fifteen years the world's largest developing countries have initiated market reform in their electric power sectors from generation to distribution. This book evaluates the experiences of five of those countries - Brazil, China, India, Mexico and South Africa - as they have shifted from state-dominated systems to schemes allowing for a larger private sector role. As well as having the largest power systems in their regions and among the most rapidly rising consumption of electricity in the world, these countries are the locus of massive financial investment and the effects of their power systems are increasingly felt in world fuel markets. This accessible volume explains the origins of these reform efforts and offers a theory as to why - despite diverse backgrounds - reform efforts in all five countries have stalled in similar ways. The authors also offer practical advice to improve reform policies.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
28 Tables, unspecified
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
722 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-86502-9 (9780521865029)
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David G. Victor | Thomas C. Heller
The Political Economy of Power Sector Reform
The Experiences of Five Major Developing Countries
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12/2007
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Persons
David Victor is Director of the Program on Energy and Sustainable Development at Stanford University. Thomas C. Heller is Lewis Talbot and Nadine Hearn Shelton Professor of International Legal Studies at Stanford University.
Editor
Stanford University, California
Stanford University, California
Content
Preface; 1. Introduction and overview David G. Victor and Thomas C. Heller; 2. Political economy of the Brazilian power industry reform Adilson de Oliveira; 3. Reform of the Chinese electric power market: economics and institutions Chi Zhang and Thomas C. Heller; 4. The political economy of Indian power sector reforms Rahul Tongia; 5. The Mexican electricity sector: economic, legal and political issues Victor G. Carreon-Rodriguez, Armando Jimenez and Juan Rosellon; 6. The political economy of power sector reform in South Africa Anton Eberhard; 7. Major conclusions: the political economy of power sector reform in five developing countries David G. Victor and Thomas C. Heller; Bibliography; Index.