Effectiveness of regulatory structure in the power sector of Pakistan

PIDE Working Papers

Volumn , Issue 25, 2007, Pages 1-34

  Malik, Afia ^a  

^a PAKISTAN INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Electricity; NEPRA; Pakistan; Reforms; Regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 70549085157     PISSN: 00788228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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