Power sector reform in South Asia: Why slow and limited so far?

Energy Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 317-332

  Bhattacharyya, Subhes C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Institutional perspective; Power sector reform; South Asia

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMICS; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MANAGEMENT;

ELECTRIC POWER SECTOR REFORM; INSTITUTIONAL ECONOMICS FRAMEWORK; INSTITUTIONAL PERSPECTIVE;

ELECTRIC INDUSTRY;

ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY; ENERGY POLICY; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; POLICY REFORM; POLITICAL INSTABILITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33750149933     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2005.11.028     Document Type: Article

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