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This book applies theories of energy market regulation to Central Asia - a region that faces considerable energy security challenges. Taking an interdisciplinary perspective, the book examines how institutions constrain legal reforms. In addition, the geopolitics of energy in the region help explain limits to the role of energy law.
List of contents
List of figures; Preface and acknowledgments; List of abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. Central Asian energy security; 3. Regional energy market reform; 4. Corporate restructuring reform; 5. Reform of the energy market architecture; 6. Tariff reforms; 7. Market reform, consumer protection and energy efficiency; 8. Non-payment and theft; 9. Conclusion; Select bibliography; Index.
About the author
Anatole Boute is an Associate Professor at The Chinese University of Hong Kong specializing in energy law. He has extensive working and academic experience in the Eurasian energy markets (Russia, Central Asia, EU and China), including advisory work for the major development banks. He is the author of Russian Electricity and Energy Investment Law (2015).
Summary
This book applies theories of energy market regulation to Central Asia - a region that faces considerable energy security challenges. Taking an interdisciplinary perspective, the book examines how institutions constrain legal reforms. In addition, the geopolitics of energy in the region help explain limits to the role of energy law.
