Political institutions of electricity regulation: The case of Turkey

Energy Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 5578-5587

  Mustafa Durakoglu S ^a  

^a Piyade Sokak ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Electricity regulation; Institutions; Regulatory governance

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICITY MARKET; IN-LINE; INSTITUTIONAL ECONOMICS; LIBERALIZATION PROCESS; MARKET REFORM; POLICY SUGGESTIONS; POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS; REGULATORY GOVERNANCE; REGULATORY STRUCTURE;

COMMERCE; ECONOMICS; ELECTRICITY;

SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY POLICY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; REFORM PROCESS; REGULATORY APPROACH;

TURKEY;

EID: 79960740824     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2011.04.056     Document Type: Article

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