China's electricity market-oriented reform: From an absolute to a relative monopoly

Energy Policy

Volumn 51, Issue , 2012, Pages 143-148

  Wang, Qiang ^a   Chen, Xi ^a  

^a XINJIANG INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY   (China)

Author keywords

Absolute and relative monopoly; China's electricity; Market oriented reform

Indexed keywords

ABSOLUTE AND RELATIVE MONOPOLY; CHINESE GOVERNMENT; ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY; ELECTRICITY REFORM; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; FOREIGN INVESTORS; GLOBAL TRENDS; MARKET-ORIENTED REFORM; POWER INDUSTRY; POWER SHORTAGE; POWER SUPPLY; PRIVATE SECTORS; PUBLIC WELFARE; STATE-OWNED COMPANIES;

COMMERCE; ELECTRIC INDUSTRY;

COMPETITION;

ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY MARKET; INVESTMENT; MONOPOLY; REFORM PROCESS;

CHINA;

EID: 84868209950     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.08.039     Document Type: Article

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