Competition, regulation and privatisation of electricity generation in developing countries: Does the sequencing of the reforms matter?

Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance

Volumn 45, Issue 2-3 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 358-379

  Zhang, Yinfang ^a   Parker, David ^a,b   Kirkpatrick, Colin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competition; Developing economies; Economic performance; Privatisation; Regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 17844398548     PISSN: 10629769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.qref.2004.12.009     Document Type: Article

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