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Competitive electricity markets and sustainability

Lévêque, François (contributor) - 2006

This book responds to the opening up of electricity markets to competition, which has completely changed the nature of power generation. The building of new generation and transmission capacity and the setting of the energy mix between nuclear, gas and renewable resources are mainly left to...

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Competition and regulation in utility markets

Robinson, Colin (ed.) - Beesley Lectures on Regulation - 2003

involved in monopoly regulation, regulatory reform and deregulation …

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Modelling indirect taxes and tax reform

Creedy, John - 1999

Indirect taxes have become an increasingly important revenue-raising tool for governments in developed countries. In this book, John Creedy applies his wealth of experience and expertise to the analysis of indirect taxes and, in particular, concentrates on the modelling of indirect tax reform...

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The Elgar companion to Alfred Marshall

Raffaelli, Tiziano (ed.); Becattini, Giacomo (ed.); … - 2006

In light of the recent and ongoing surge of interest in Alfred Marshall's work, this new and original reference volume fills a gap in the literature through a detailed examination of his thought and of his contributions to economics and social science. The Companion places Alfred Marshall's...

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The governance of network industries : institutions, technology and policy in reregulated infrastructures

Groenewegen, John (contributor); … - 2009

Infrastructures are subject to substantial readjustments of governance structures, often labeled as liberalization, privatization or re-regulation. This affects all traditional infrastructure sectors including communications, energy, transport and water. This study highlights and illustrates...

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Handbook of worldwide postal reform

Campbell, James I. (contributor); … - 2008

The postal and delivery sector has been the subject of considerable interest in recent years. This Handbook brings together a number of contributions directed at understanding developments in the field of postal reform. The authors review the experience and plans of individual countries to...

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Deregulation and its discontents : rewriting the rules in Asia

Ramesh, M. (contributor); Howlett, Michael (contributor) - 2006

Deregulation and its Discontents examines the different ways in which the issues related to deregulation and …: regulation, deregulation and reregulation. However, little is known about deregulation and even less about reregulation …pt. 1. Introduction : governance and globalization -- pt. 2. Deregulation and its discontents : cases in East Asian …

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Regulating utilities : new issues, new solutions

Robinson, Colin (contributor) - 2001

Every year the Institute of Economic Affairs and the London Business School publish a volume of essays about Britain's system of utility regulation, with additional discussion of regulation in other countries. The book is a must for those interested in regulation, because it is an up-to-date...

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Sustainable development in western China : managing people, livestock and grasslands in pastoral areas

Brown, Colin G. - 2008

This study provides a guide to & analysis of the intricate web of policies & institutions that now impact on grassland degradation & sustainable development in China's pastoral region. It also reveals broader insights into how China grapples with complex ecological & livelihood problems as it...

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Regulation, deregulation, reregulation : institutional perspectives

Ménard, Claude (contributor); Ghertman, Michel (contributor) - 2009

Building on Oliver Williamson's original analysis, the contributors introduce new ideas, different perspectives and provide tools for better understanding changes in the approach to regulation, the reform of public utilities, and the complex problems of governance. They draw largely upon a...

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