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OverviewExamining the reform and restructuring of the electricity industry in China, India and Russia, this book explores the way that local conditions and institutions shape the commitment, direction and speed of public utility reform in the three countries. It questions the validity of the argument that one model for electricity reforms will work in all countries, on the grounds that the industry is the same everywhere, by examining the World Bank's involvement in economic reforms in developing and transition economies. The author asks how the template developed by the World Bank has affected the three countries and seeks to explain why changes took place, how effectively they have been proceeding, and what the consequences are for these countries. In so doing, Electricity Reform in China, India and Russia challenges both the assumption behind the new reform paradigm - that market competition is the panacea for all the ills of the electricity industry - and the oft-cited belief that a single template can work in different environments. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Xu Yi-ChongPublisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Imprint: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Edition: illustrated edition Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.708kg ISBN: 9781843765004ISBN 10: 1843765004 Pages: 384 Publication Date: 27 August 2004 Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. Electricity Reform: Changing the Consensus 3. Building Electricity System 4. Initiating Changes 5. Ownership Reform 6. Structural Reform 7. Regulatory Reform 8. Reform Complications 9. Conclusion References IndexReviews'This is an excellent book. The author has taken up three enormous countries, the world's two most populous and the largest in area, and examined electricity reform in them. Economics is only one of the disciplines used, with appeals also to law, politics and history. The author comes up with a conclusion that is quite critical of the processes of corporatisation and privatisation that have dominated reform in electricity and much less enthusiastic than the conventional wisdom of economists. The book includes references to many countries other than China, India and Russia, and is arranged topically, not country by country, which brings out the comparative nature of the study and makes it more interesting and convincing. This book is insightful, unconventional even provocative, brilliantly argued, highly scholarly, thickly documented, wide-ranging and timely. All those with policy-making, specialist or generalist interest in this critically important area should read this splendid book.' - Colin Mackerras, Griffith University, Australia Author InformationXu Yi-chong, Griffith University, Australia Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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