Energy for Development

Twenty-first Century Challenges of Reform and Liberalization in Developing Countries

By (author) Rangaswamy Vedavalli

Publication date:

13 March 2007

Publisher

Anthem Press

Dimensions:

234x155mm
6x9"

ISBN-13: 9781843312239

This comprehensive text offers a rare and insightful investigation into the energy sector of the developing world. ‘Energy for Development’ provides comparative case studies of countries going through the reform process, evaluates reform experience, discusses the lessons that can be learned and identifies challenges faced by these countries at the national and global level. A topical and timely book which seeks to explore the anxieties and insecurities of the global energy sector since 2001.

Abbreviations; List of Tables; List of Boxes; Preface; 1. The challenge of increasing access to energy for development; 2. Changing global energy industry: implications for developing countries; 3. Energy financing in developing countries in the pre- and post-1990s: towards energy sector reform and liberalization; 4. Whither energy sector reform and liberalization in developing countries? A reality check; 5. Energy sector reform and liberalization: case studies; 6. Energy sector reform and liberalization and energy for the poor; 7. Energy sector liberalization in developing countries: lessons and twenty-first century challenges; 8. The way forward; Bibliography; Index

'An important book for the energy community worldwide. Essential reading for everyone involved in global energy issues, particularly those pertaining to developing countries.' —Dr Hisham Khatib, Honorary Vice Chairman, World Energy Council, Past Minister of Energy and Planning (Jordan)