Gas market liberalization in Britain: Some geographical observations

Regional Studies

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 295-309

  Manners, Gerald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environmental impacts; Gas prices; Market transparency; Power station location; Role of the state; Spatial cross subsidies; Utility regulation

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY MARKET; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GAS MARKET; INDUSTRIAL POLICY; POWER STATION LOCATION; REGULATORY APPROACH;

UK;

EID: 0030680938     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343409750134700     Document Type: Article

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