Machine generated contents note: pt. I The Evolution of European Electricity Markets -- 1. Evolution of the British Electricity Market and the Role of Policy for the Low-Carbon Future / David Newbery -- 2. Electricity Market Reform in Britain: Central Planning Versus Free Markets / David Robinson -- 3. The French Paradox: Competition, Nuclear Rent, and Price Regulation / Jacques Percebois -- 4. Turnaround in Rough Sea -- Electricity Market in Germany / Esther Chrischilles -- 5. The Growing Impact of Renewable Energy in European Electricity Markets / Georg Lettner -- 6. Renewable Energy, Efficient Electricity Networks, and Sector-Specific Market Power Regulation / Gunter Knieps -- 7. From Niche to Mainstream: The Evolution of Renewable Energy in the German Electricity Market / Roland Meyer -- 8. The Challenges of Electricity Market Regulation in the European Union / Walter Boltz -- pt. II The Evolution of Electricity Markets in the Americas -- 9. The Evolution of the PJM Capacity Market: Does It Address the Revenue Sufficiency Problem? / Joseph E. Bowring -- 10. Texas Electricity Market: Getting Better / Ross Baldick -- 11. From the Brink of Abyss to a Green, Clean, and Smart Future: The Evolution of California's Electricity Market / Stephen Keehn -- 12. Unfinished Business: The Evolution of US Competitive Retail Electricity Markets / Young Kim -- 13. Fragmented Markets: Canadian Electricity Sectors' Underperformance / Pierre-Olivier Pineau -- 14. Latin American Energy Integration: An Outstanding Dilemma / Carlos Franco -- pt. III The Evolution of BRICs Electricity Markets -- 15. The Evolution of Brazilian Electricity Market / Luciano Dias Losekann -- 16. The Russian Electricity Market Reform: Toward the Reregulation of the Liberalized Market? / Anatole Boute -- 17. Not Seeing the Wood for the Trees? Electricity Market Reform in India / Tooraj Jamasb -- 18. Reform Postponed: The Evolution of China's Electricity Markets / Philip Andrews-Speed -- pt. IV The Evolution of Electricity Markets in Australasia -- 19. Evolution of Australia's National Electricity Market / Rajat Sood -- 20. Is Electricity Industry Reform the Right Answer to the Wrong Question? Lessons from Australian Restructuring and Climate Policy / Stephen Healy -- 21. Weak Regulation, Rising Margins, and Asset Revaluations: New Zealand's Failing Experiment in Electricity Reform / Geoff Bertram -- 22. The Korean Electricity Market: Stuck in Transition / Jeong Shik Shin -- 23. After Fukushima: The Evolution of Japanese Electricity Market / Mika Goto -- 24. The Singapore Electricity Market: From Partial to Full Competition / Yanfei Li -- 25. Market Design for the Integration of Variable Generation / Magnus Hindsberger
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