Will the sparks fly? The role of the European Union in the liberalization of the electricity industry

The impact of the increasing liberalisation of the energy sector in general and electricity supply in particular is hard to deny. Yet just a few short years ago, such developments were almost unthinkable. A complex combination of factors has led to an increasingly favourable political and economic c...

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Main Author: Johnston, A
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2000
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