markets over the past millennium. These papers, written by leading scholars in the field, relate market development to urban … spontaneous fashion, but as part of the planned development of market centres by local landowners and business people. This volume … practitioners interested in the broad field of economics and economic history, and market evolution in particular …

and Market Liberalization: Electricity Regulation in a Continually Evolving Environment, Chapter 5, London, UK and New …This timely research review explores the main issues surrounding competition and regulation in electricity markets. The … Electricity', Journal of Law and Economics, 5, October, 1-16 -- George J. Stigler (1971), 'The Theory of Economic Regulation …

pt. 1. Industrial policy in a global perspective -- pt. 2. Competition and regulatory issues -- pt. 3. Research …

significant developments in the field of regulation and competition policy. In each case, essays by expert contributors are … London Business School, which provides an up-to-date review of the state of utility regulation in Britain, with some relevant … involved in monopoly regulation, regulatory reform and deregulation …

1. Electricity and gas regulation in Great Britain : the end of an era -- 2. Yardstick competition and comparative … performance measures in practice -- 3. Yardstick competition and efficiency benchmarking in electricity distribution -- 4. The … Swiss electricity industry and the regulation of distribution prices -- 5. Efficiency and performance in the gas industry …

This book responds to the opening up of electricity markets to competition, which has completely changed the nature of …Investments in competitive electricity markets : an overview / François Lévêque -- Investment and generation capacity … / Richard Green -- Generation technology mix in competitive electricity markets / Jean-Michel Glachant -- Problems of …

Regulating Utilities and Promoting Competition continues the series of annual books, published in association with the … Institute of Economic Affairs and the London Business School, which critically review the state of utility regulation and … competition policy …

competitiveness. This book investigates the ongoing liberalization of the European defence market and explores how companies can … original assessment of innovation policy in the context of EU defence and security market liberalization. In addition to those … makers dealing with EU defence and security market liberalization …

margin to the centre : pricing electricity -- Electricity investment : rewarding the past, discounting the future …Martin Chick's book is a major economic and historical study of the development of electricity and energy policy in …