Ownership and Performance in Electric Utilities: The International Evidence on Privatization and Efficiency (Oxford Institute for Energy Studies) - Hardcover

Pollitt, Michael

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0197300154 ISBN 13: 9780197300152

Publisher: Oxford University Press/Oxford Institute for Energ, 1995

Synopsis

This study fills in important gaps in our knowledge and is released at a time coinciding with the growing move towards restructuring and privatisation of large sections of state owned electricity industries across the world. Drawing on new empirical evidence and employing the latest measurement techniques, the author investigates the claim that privately owned utilities exhibit higher productive efficiency than those in the public sector. Data from the industry in a number of countries is used to look at the ownership-productive efficiency question form both the power plants and the electricity transmission and distribution systems. This book is intended for electricity companies, economists, energy economists, governments, regulators, international aid agencies.

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Review

"Pollitt's study is very impressive for its data collection and use of empirical techniques."--Choice

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press/Oxford Institute for Energ
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0197300154
• ISBN 13: 9780197300152
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 246