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| Author: | Rufin, C. Srinivasa, R. Kumar, R. |
| Title: | The changing role of the state in the electricity industry in Brazil, China, and India |
| Journal: | American Journal of Economics and Sociology
2003 : OCT, VOL. 62:4, p. 649-675 |
| Index terms: | Electricity industry Restructuring Monopoly Institutions Brazil China India |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | Technological breakthroughs, macroeconomic pressures, and advances in economic thought have led to a redefinition of the role of the state from producer to arbiter among private interests. Still, the details of such a redefinition vary among countries. The authors aim to understand the reasons for such differences and draw their policy implications through a case study of the electricity industry in Brazil, China, and India. Over the past decade, these countries have sought to restructure their state-owned electric utilities. The restructuring effort has led to different outcomes in three countries. The authors argue that ideology, institutional arrangements, and the behavior of interest groups lie at the heart of such differences. |
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