The myth of the single solution: Electricity reforms and the World Bank

Energy

Volumn 31, Issue 6-7, 2006, Pages 802-814

  Xu, Yi Chong ^a  

^a ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CODES (STANDARDS); ELECTRIC INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; MARKETING; PUBLIC POLICY;

ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE; POLITICAL REALITY; TRANSITION ECONOMIES;

ELECTRICITY;

CODES (STANDARDS); ELECTRIC INDUSTRY; ELECTRICITY; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MARKETING; PUBLIC POLICY;

ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY; REFORM PROCESS; WORLD BANK;

EID: 30944455257     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2005.02.007     Document Type: Article

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