Published 1999 | Version v1
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The Brazilian electric power industry restructuring: an evaluation of the competition through the contestable market theory

  • 1. Santa Catarina Univ., Florianopolis, SC (Brazil). Nucleo de Estudos em Economia Industrial e de Tecnologia
  • 2. Santa Catarina Univ., Florianopolis, SC (Brazil). Dept. de Economia

Description

The central issue of debate was the need to align the energy sector's options and organization with changing global patterns of economic and social development, characterized by the increasing role played by the private sector, greater integration in the world economy, and new economic and social priorities such as efficiency, decentralization, deregulation, and a closer attention to environmental issues. The aim of the work is to evaluate the competition in the Brazilian electric power industry through the Contestable Market Theory proposed by Baumol

Part of:
Proceedings of the 8. Brazilian congress on energy: energy policy, regulation and sustainable development. v. 2: energy planning and policy, energy conservation and rational use

Additional details

Additional titles

Original title (Portuguese)
A reestruturacao da industria de energia eletrica brasileira: uma avaliacao da competicao atraves da teoria de mercados contestaveis

Publishing Information

Imprint Title
Proceedings of the 8. Brazilian congress on energy: energy policy, regulation and sustainable development. v. 2: energy planning and policy, energy conservation and rational use
Imprint Pagination
566 p.
Journal Page Range
v. 2 p. 838-847

Conference

Title
energy policy, regulation and sustainable development
Original Conference Title
8. Congresso brasileiro de energia: politica energetica, regulamentacao e desenvolvimento sustentavel
Acronym
8. Brazilian congress on energy
Dates
30 Nov - 2 Dec 1999
Place
Rio de Janeiro, RJ (Brazil)

INIS

Country of Publication
Brazil
Country of Input or Organization
Brazil
INIS RN
33000029
Subject category
S29: ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
BRAZIL; COMMERCIALIZATION; COMPETITION; DEREGULATION; ECONOMICS; ELECTRIC POWER; ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY; EVALUATION; MARKET; REGULATIONS
Descriptors DEC
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; INDUSTRY; LATIN AMERICA; LAWS; POWER; SOUTH AMERICA

Optional Information

Notes
17 refs. Imprint:Anais do 8. Congresso brasileiro de energia: politica energetica, regulamentacao e desenvolvimento sustentavel. v. 2: planejamento e politicas energeticas, conservacao e uso racional de energia