Misreading liberalisation and privatisation: The case of the US energy utilities in Europe

Energy Policy

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 2610-2619

  Haar, Laura N ^a   Jones, Trefor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Energy markets; International acquisitions; Public utilities

Indexed keywords

INVESTMENTS; MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS; PRIVATIZATION; PUBLIC UTILITIES; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

INTERNATIONAL ACQUISITIONS; MARKET LIBERALIZATION;

ENERGY POLICY;

ENERGY MARKET; EUROPEAN UNION; INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT; PRIVATIZATION; STATE ROLE; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TRADE LIBERALIZATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 44649154420     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2008.03.016     Document Type: Article

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