Regulating Mergers and Acquisitions of U.S. Electric Utilities

This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License. It is free to read, download and share on Elgaronline.com. What happens when electric utility monopolies pursue their acquisition interests—undisciplined by competition, and insufficiently disciplined by the regulat...

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Auteur principal: Hempling, Scott
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