A Scorecard for Energy Reform in Developing Countries

Only a handful of developing countries have fully reformed their energy sector - oil, gas, and power. A World Bank Survey of 115 developing countries shows that on average, in mid-1998 just 39 percent of key reform steps had been carried out. There...

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Main Author: Bacon, Robert
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Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1999/04/441263/scorecard-energy-reform-developing-countries
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spelling okr-10986-114872021-06-14T11:03:32Z A Scorecard for Energy Reform in Developing Countries Bacon, Robert REFORM IMPLEMENTATION ENERGY SECTOR CORPORATIZATION LEGAL REFORM REGULATORY BODIES CORPORATE RESTRUCTURING PRIVATIZATION OIL & GAS INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCERS PRIVATE INVESTMENTS COMPETITIVE MARKETS DOWNSTREAM GAS DOWNSTREAM OIL GAS GAS ACTIVITIES GAS ASSETS GAS DIVISION GAS PIPELINES GAS SECTORS GASOLINE OFFSHORE OIL OIL OIL AND GAS OIL AND GAS PIPELINES OIL AND GAS SECTOR OIL SECTOR PRIVATE OWNERSHIP PRIVATIZATION PRODUCERS REFINING SITES Only a handful of developing countries have fully reformed their energy sector - oil, gas, and power. A World Bank Survey of 115 developing countries shows that on average, in mid-1998 just 39 percent of key reform steps had been carried out. There are large variations among countries in the number of reform steps take, with most reforms concentrated in a small number of countries. In a great majority of countries, little or no reform has been done. This paper compares the results of the survey across regions and countries, and looks at how private investment has influenced the reforms. 2012-08-13T15:12:20Z 2012-08-13T15:12:20Z 1999-04 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1999/04/441263/scorecard-energy-reform-developing-countries Viewpoint. -- Note no. 175 (April 1999) http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11487 English Viewpoint CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Viewpoint Publications & Research
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topic REFORM IMPLEMENTATION
ENERGY SECTOR
CORPORATIZATION
LEGAL REFORM
REGULATORY BODIES
CORPORATE RESTRUCTURING
PRIVATIZATION
OIL & GAS
INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCERS
PRIVATE INVESTMENTS COMPETITIVE MARKETS
DOWNSTREAM GAS
DOWNSTREAM OIL
GAS
GAS ACTIVITIES
GAS ASSETS
GAS DIVISION
GAS PIPELINES
GAS SECTORS
GASOLINE
OFFSHORE OIL
OIL
OIL AND GAS
OIL AND GAS PIPELINES
OIL AND GAS SECTOR
OIL SECTOR
PRIVATE OWNERSHIP
PRIVATIZATION
PRODUCERS
REFINING
SITES
spellingShingle REFORM IMPLEMENTATION
ENERGY SECTOR
CORPORATIZATION
LEGAL REFORM
REGULATORY BODIES
CORPORATE RESTRUCTURING
PRIVATIZATION
OIL & GAS
INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCERS
PRIVATE INVESTMENTS COMPETITIVE MARKETS
DOWNSTREAM GAS
DOWNSTREAM OIL
GAS
GAS ACTIVITIES
GAS ASSETS
GAS DIVISION
GAS PIPELINES
GAS SECTORS
GASOLINE
OFFSHORE OIL
OIL
OIL AND GAS
OIL AND GAS PIPELINES
OIL AND GAS SECTOR
OIL SECTOR
PRIVATE OWNERSHIP
PRIVATIZATION
PRODUCERS
REFINING
SITES
Bacon, Robert
A Scorecard for Energy Reform in Developing Countries
relation Viewpoint
description Only a handful of developing countries have fully reformed their energy sector - oil, gas, and power. A World Bank Survey of 115 developing countries shows that on average, in mid-1998 just 39 percent of key reform steps had been carried out. There are large variations among countries in the number of reform steps take, with most reforms concentrated in a small number of countries. In a great majority of countries, little or no reform has been done. This paper compares the results of the survey across regions and countries, and looks at how private investment has influenced the reforms.
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author Bacon, Robert
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title A Scorecard for Energy Reform in Developing Countries
title_short A Scorecard for Energy Reform in Developing Countries
title_full A Scorecard for Energy Reform in Developing Countries
title_fullStr A Scorecard for Energy Reform in Developing Countries
title_full_unstemmed A Scorecard for Energy Reform in Developing Countries
title_sort scorecard for energy reform in developing countries
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1999/04/441263/scorecard-energy-reform-developing-countries
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