Electricity-sector Reforms in the MENA Region Evaluation and Prospects

This book uses electricity-sector reforms to question some of the preconceived ideas concerning the MENA region and to provide a broader analysis of related political economy issues. It presents potential further developments of MENA’s electricity-sector reforms, taking into consideration the region...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Benali, Leila
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2019, 2019
Edition:1st ed. 2019
Series:Perspectives on Development in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This book uses electricity-sector reforms to question some of the preconceived ideas concerning the MENA region and to provide a broader analysis of related political economy issues. It presents potential further developments of MENA’s electricity-sector reforms, taking into consideration the region’s unique constraints and opportunities, and discusses the practical limits of reform and deregulation. Specifically, it examines the relationship between reforms and oil prices from a new perspective and presents alternatives to the Single Buyer Model. Complementing existing research on electricity-sector reforms in other emerging markets, the book provides a new analytical framework for assessing reforms that can be easily applied to other markets and sectors
Physical Description:XXXII, 237 p. 40 illus., 14 illus. in color online resource
ISBN:9783319962689