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Informationen zum Autor John Surrey Klappentext In 1990! energy in the UK underwent a fundamental transformation! with the privatization of the electricity supply industry. This book assesses the experiment. It explains how - and why - the British electricity supply industry was privatized. It then identifies the subsequent changes in electricity prices! profits! employment! and investment. Zusammenfassung In 1990, energy in the UK underwent a fundamental transformation, with the privatization of the electricity supply industry. This book assesses the experiment. It explains how - and why - the British electricity supply industry was privatized. It then identifies the subsequent changes in electricity prices, profits, employment, and investment. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Tables List of Abbreviations The Authors Foreword Acknowledgements 1. Introduction John Surrey 2. UK Electricity Supply under Public Ownership John Chesshire 3. The Privatization of the Electricity Supply Industry Steve Thomas 4. The Development of Competition Steve Thomas 5. Regulation Gordon MacKerron and Isabel Boira-Segarra 6. Effects on Demands for Fossil Fuels Mike Parker 7. Nuclear Power Under Review Gordon MacKerron 8. Renewable Generation - Success Story? Catherine Mitchell 9. The Winners and Losers so far Gordon MacKerron and Jim Watson 10. Competition: the Continuing Issues Mike Parker 11. Unresolved Issues of Economic Regulation John Surrey 12. Strategic Government and Corporate Issues Steve Thomas 13. General Conclusions and Lessons Mike Parker Notes and References Index
