Power Structure: Ownership, Integration, and Competition in the U.S. Electricity Industry - Brossura

Kwoka Jr. Jr., John E. E.

 
9789401737890: Power Structure: Ownership, Integration, and Competition in the U.S. Electricity Industry
Brossura
ISBN 10: 9401737894 ISBN 13: 9789401737890
Casa editrice: Springer, 2013

Sinossi

Power Structure examines the effects on economic performance of several key features of the U.S. electric power industry. Paramount among these are public versus private ownership, vertical integration versus deintegration, and retail competition versus monopoly distribution. Each of these, as well as other structural characteristics of utilities and their markets, are analyzed for their effects on costs and price.
These issues are important for a number of reasons. The U.S. electric power industry is presently embarking on a fundamental restructuring in terms of integration and competition. In other countries, privatization of state-owned enterprises is being viewed as the answer to unsatisfactory performance. From a longer perspective, the question of the relative performance of publicly owned versus privately owned utilities in the U.S. has never been resolved. And despite much speculation there is little reliable evidence as to the importance of either vertical integration or competition.

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Recensione

` ... the discussion and analysis in this book has significantly expanded the understanding of cost and pricing performance of the U.S. electric utility industry, and has provided important insights into the main issues facing the industry here and abroad. I highly recommend this book to readers interested in the future of the industry.'
The Energy Journal

Contenuti

Preface. 1. Introduction. The Issues. 2. Public Versus Private Ownership and Regulation of Electric Utilities. 3. Economies of Scale, Vertical Integration, and the Role of Competition. The Evidence. 4. Costs and Their Determinants. 5. Price and Markup Behavior. 6. Extensions to Simultaneous Equations and Customer Classes. 7. The Political Economy of Ownership and Regulation. The Implications. 8. Conclusions. Appendices: A. Data Definitions and Sources. B. Cities with Competitive Utilities. Bibliography. Name Index. Subject Index.

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Editore
Springer
Data di pubblicazione
2013
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
9401737894
ISBN 13 
9789401737890
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero di pagine
212
Contatto del produttore
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9780792398431: Power Structure: Ownership, Integration, and Competition in the U.S. Electricity Industry

Edizione in evidenza

ISBN 10:  0792398432 ISBN 13:  9780792398431
Casa editrice: Kluwer Academic Pub, 1996
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