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Utilities Reform In Twenty First Century Australia
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Author : Malcolm J. Abbott
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021
Utilities Reform In Twenty First Century Australia written by Malcolm J. Abbott and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021 with Competition categories.
The book traces the development and consequences of the economic reform measures undertaken in the utilities sector in Australia (communications, energy, water/wastewater services, and transport) in the last years of the 20th century, and early decades of the 21st century.
Utilities Reform In Twenty First Century Australia
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Author : Malcolm Abbott
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2021-07-01
Utilities Reform In Twenty First Century Australia written by Malcolm Abbott and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-01 with Business & Economics categories.
Utilities Reform in 21st Century Australia: Providing the Essentials traces the development and consequences of the economic reform measures undertaken in the utilities sector in Australia (communications, energy, water/wastewater services, and transport) in the last years of the 20th century, and early decades of the 21st century. In doing so, it looks at the process of reform across industries, and across the state and federal jurisdictions, to identify what motivations the various governments had for pursing reform, how change varied across jurisdictions, and what issues arose in the process. Although by the mid-1990s all states and territories and the Australian Government were committed to reforming utilities as part of the National Competition Policy, not all pursued this reform with the same degree of speed and breadth of action. The broad trends of economic reform in Australia, and abroad, are also touched upon, to provide an outline of the wider context in which the reform of the utilities occurred. This book, therefore, explores the relationship between politics and society on the one hand and economic reform on the other; as well on as the efforts of governments in Australia to promote economic growth and the wealth of Australians in an increasingly complex and challenging global economic climate.
Rethinking Power Sector Reform In The Developing World
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Author : Vivien Foster
language : en
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Release Date : 2019-12-05
Rethinking Power Sector Reform In The Developing World written by Vivien Foster and has been published by World Bank Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-12-05 with Science categories.
During the 1990s, a new paradigm for power sector reform was put forward emphasizing the restructuring of utilities, the creation of regulators, the participation of the private sector, and the establishment of competitive power markets. Twenty-five years later, only a handful of developing countries have fully implemented these Washington Consensus policies. Across the developing world, reforms were adopted rather selectively, resulting in a hybrid model, in which elements of market orientation coexist with continued state dominance of the sector. This book aims to revisit and refresh thinking on power sector reform approaches for developing countries. The approach relies heavily on evidence from the past, drawing both on broad global trends and deep case material from 15 developing countries. It is also forward looking, considering the implications of new social and environmental policy goals, as well as the emerging technological disruptions. A nuanced picture emerges. Although regulation has been widely adopted, practice often falls well short of theory, and cost recovery remains an elusive goal. The private sector has financed a substantial expansion of generation capacity; yet, its contribution to power distribution has been much more limited, with efficiency levels that can sometimes be matched by well-governed public utilities. Restructuring and liberalization have been beneficial in a handful of larger middle-income nations but have proved too complex for most countries to implement. Based on these findings, the report points to three major policy implications. First, reform efforts need to be shaped by the political and economic context of the country. The 1990s reform model was most successful in countries that had reached certain minimum conditions of power sector development and offered a supportive political environment. Second, countries found alternative institutional pathways to achieving good power sector outcomes, making a case for greater pluralism. Among the top performers, some pursued the full set of market-oriented reforms, while others retained a more important role for the state. Third, reform efforts should be driven and tailored to desired policy outcomes and less preoccupied with following a predetermined process, particularly since the twenty-first-century century agenda has added decarbonization and universal access to power sector outcomes. The Washington Consensus reforms, while supportive of the twenty-first-century century agenda, will not be able to deliver on them alone and will require complementary policy measures
Competitive Cities In The 21st Century
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Author : Kyeong Ae Choe
language : en
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
Release Date : 2011-10-01
Competitive Cities In The 21st Century written by Kyeong Ae Choe and has been published by Asian Development Bank this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-01 with Political Science categories.
Economic challenges in developing Asian countries have become more complex: urban populations are growing at great cost to the environment, climate change has increased risks of natural disasters, and income gaps within and between developing countries are widening. These factors threaten the sustainable growth and development of urban areas, the drivers of Asia's economy. A strategic approach for inclusive growth is needed. The City Cluster Economic Development approach provides a strategic framework and a set of analytical tools, which governments, businesses, and communities can use to support the inclusive and sustainable development of competitive urban economies in Asia. Said approach was developed and tested by the Asian Development Bank to improve the basis for integrated planning and development of urban regions in Asia and the Pacific. It also elps urban managers and other city stakeholders identify action plans and determine priority investment areas.
Public Utilities Second Edition
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Author : David E. McNabb
language : en
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Release Date : 2016-10-28
Public Utilities Second Edition written by David E. McNabb and has been published by Edward Elgar Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-28 with Business & Economics categories.
A thoroughly updated introduction to the current issues and challenges facing managers and administrators in the investor and publicly owned utility industry, this engaging volume addresses management concerns in five sectors of the utility industry: electric power, natural gas, water, wastewater systems and public transit.
Melbourne Water System Strategy
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Author : Melbourne Water
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017-03
Melbourne Water System Strategy written by Melbourne Water and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03 with Water conservation categories.
Education For The Twenty First Century
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Author : International Commission on Education for the Twenty-first Century
language : en
Publisher: UNESCO
Release Date : 1998
Education For The Twenty First Century written by International Commission on Education for the Twenty-first Century and has been published by UNESCO this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Basic education categories.
Containing a selection of texts on education prepared during the work of the International Commission on Education for the Twenty-first Century, this volume bears witness to some paradoxes faced by education: to reconcile divergent aims and trends, to embody both continuity and renewal, to encourage conformity and innovation. These papers are intended to complement existing literature to respond to questions that arose in the course of the Commission's work, and to illuminate specific issues that cross disciplines.
Global Governance And The Emergence Of Global Institutions For The 21st Century
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Author : Augusto Lopez-Claros
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2020-01-23
Global Governance And The Emergence Of Global Institutions For The 21st Century written by Augusto Lopez-Claros and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-01-23 with Law categories.
Identifies the major weaknesses in the current United Nations system and proposes fundamental reforms to address each. This title is also available as Open Access.
Assessment And Teaching Of 21st Century Skills
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Author : Patrick Griffin
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2014-10-21
Assessment And Teaching Of 21st Century Skills written by Patrick Griffin and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-21 with Education categories.
This second volume of papers from the ATC21STM project deals with the development of an assessment and teaching system of 21st century skills. Readers are guided through a detailed description of the methods used in this process. The first volume was published by Springer in 2012 (Griffin, P., McGaw, B. & Care, E., Eds., Assessment and Teaching of 21st Century Skills, Dordrecht: Springer). The major elements of this new volume are the identification and description of two 21st century skills that are amenable to teaching and learning: collaborative problem solving, and learning in digital networks. Features of the skills that need to be mirrored in their assessment are identified so that they can be reflected in assessment tasks. The tasks are formulated so that reporting of student performance can guide implementation in the classroom for use in teaching and learning. How simple tasks can act as platforms for development of 21st century skills is demonstrated, with the concurrent technical infrastructure required for its support. How countries with different languages and cultures participated and contributed to the development process is described. The psychometric qualities of the online tasks developed are reported, in the context of the robustness of the automated scoring processes. Finally, technical and educational issues to be resolved in global projects of this nature are outlined.
Reforming Infrastructure
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Author : Ioannis Nicolaos Kessides
language : en
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Release Date : 2004
Reforming Infrastructure written by Ioannis Nicolaos Kessides and has been published by World Bank Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Business & Economics categories.
Electricity, natural gas, telecommunications, railways, and water supply, are often vertically and horizontally integrated state monopolies. This results in weak services, especially in developing and transition economies, and for poor people. Common problems include low productivity, high costs, bad quality, insufficient revenue, and investment shortfalls. Many countries over the past two decades have restructured, privatized and regulated their infrastructure. This report identifies the challenges involved in this massive policy redirection. It also assesses the outcomes of these changes, as well as their distributional consequences for poor households and other disadvantaged groups. It recommends directions for future reforms and research to improve infrastructure performance, identifying pricing policies that strike a balance between economic efficiency and social equity, suggesting rules governing access to bottleneck infrastructure facilities, and proposing ways to increase poor people's access to these crucial services.