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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450321903321

Autore

Alexander Ian <1967->

Titolo

The regulation of investment in utilities [[electronic resource] ] : concepts and applications / / Ian Alexander, Clive Harris

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC, : World Bank, 2005

ISBN

1-280-16883-8

9786610168835

0-8213-6153-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (154 p.)

Collana

World Bank working paper, , 1726-5878 ; ; no. 52

Altri autori (Persone)

HarrisClive <1965->

Disciplina

332.67/22

Soggetti

Public utilities - Great Britain - Finance

Public utilities - Great Britain - Regulation

Infrastructure (Economics) - Great Britain

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Abstract; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Investment: Types and Characteristics; LIST OF TABLES; 3. Regulation and Investment: A framework; LIST OF FIGURES; LIST OF BOXES; 4. Assessment of Investment Approaches; 5. Designing a Regulatory System to Handle Investment; Appendix: The Case Studies; LIST OF CASE STUDIES; Bibliography

Sommario/riassunto

Regulatory institutions and the regimes that they establish have a significant impact on the environment for new investment in utility and infrastructure industries. This is especially true when the investment is provided by the private sector. Although some aspects of the regulation of infrastructure utilities have been well covered relatively little has been written on techniques developed by regulators over the past decade to deal with how investment issues have been factored into regulatory price controls. The Regulation of Investment in Utilities examines the common approaches that have b