The European Union's (EU) energy sector is changing due to major policy reforms. In this article, we examine the impact of major legislative changes which were designed to induce competition in the energy sector: the three liberalization packages. Competition was expected to benefit the industry...

An important goal of the European Commission is the promotion of the internal energy market (here specifically electricity), which requires sufficient and adequate cross-border interconnector capacity. However, cross-border interconnector capacity is scarce and, more importantly, the progress of...

An addition to the 'International Papers in Political Economy Series', this edited work offers new developments in economic policy and theory. The experiences of privatisation and private finance initiatives are looked at in detail

Die Erbringung öffentlicher Dienstleistungen hat sich mit der Liberalisierung und Privatisierung in den letzten Jahren grundlegend verändert. In den großen Netzwerksektoren der Telekommunikation, Elektrizität, Post und Bahn wurden unter der Federführung der EU-Kommission allerorten...