02353nam 2200481 450 991015899250332120210111155323.00-19-027954-00-19-027953-20-19-027955-9(CKB)4330000000071204(StDuBDS)EDZ0001584654(MiAaPQ)EBC4786743(PPN)229854001(EXLCZ)99433000000007120420161103d2016 fy| 0engur|||||||||||rdacontentrdacontentrdamediardacarrierSinews of power the politics of the State Grid Corporation of China /Xu Yi-chong[electronic resource]New York, NY :Oxford University Press,2016.1 online resource illustrations (black and white)0-19-027952-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Politics of the State Grid Corporation of China -- Electricity -- From the ministry to a corporation -- Overseeing SGCC: the contested regimes of central agencies -- State Grid Corporation of China -- SGCC in action: as a policy entrepreneur -- SGCC in action: as technology innovator -- SGCC in action: internationalisation.Electricity is a basic requirement for a modern economy, and it is also at the centre of transition to low-carbon energy production and consumption. Large state-owned enterprises have been controversial in China and globally. Are they puppets of government or modern corporations? By examining the rise and rise of the State Grid Corporation of China, with its 1.2 billion customers, the work weaves together the electricity story and the SOE story to throw new light on China's political economy and on the future of electricity world-wide.Electric utilitiesChinaManagementElectric utilitiesGovernment policyChinaGovernment corporationsChinaElectric utilitiesManagement.Electric utilitiesGovernment policyGovernment corporations333.79320951Xu Yi-Chong542721StDuBDSStDuBDSBOOK9910158992503321Sinews of power2631261UNINA