Essays about: "Natural Monopoly"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words Natural Monopoly.
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1. How Has the Current Electricity Crisis in South Africa Affected the Development of Renewable Energy within the Independent Power Producer Procurement Programmes?
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : This thesis examines the effects of South Africa’s electricity crisis on the government-driven development of renewable energy from 2007 to 2023 by testing the applicability of the energy security framework. The electricity crisis presents itself through regular electricity cuts, extreme power tariff rises and a lack of long-term sustainability due to the high reliance on coal and Eskom, the monopolistic electricity utility. READ MORE
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2. Brösarp dairy farm
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljöAbstract : Within the globalization of the food industry lies gaps, disconnecting the consumer from the foods origins, increasing the ignorance about agriculture and where the food on the table comes from, and how it is produced. This thesis is focusing on the area of the dairy production industry, and how monopoly creates diversity between the small local farmer and the dairy giants, forcing small farms to shut down. READ MORE
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3. Land compensation – in theory and practice
University essay from KTH/Fastigheter och byggandeAbstract : In order to satisfy the demands on our environment it’s essential that there are laws who regulates and makes it possible for the authorities to compulsory acquire land for the good of the public’s interest. The infrastructure connects different types of constructions and buildings and let the people travel between them. READ MORE
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4. Decentralisation; the road to better Quality of Government? A comparative case study of Multan and Larkana, Pakistan
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This paper investigates whether an institutional reform such as decentralisation results in improved quality of government (better service delivery and less corruption) to the final users –the citizens and at what expense? In the context of developing states, evidence suggests that decentralisation not only results in aggravating both regional disparities and the capture of local government by local elites. An apt case study is that of Pakistan, where both conditions are present; decentralisation of government took place and the presence of local elites capturing local governments within the smaller cities of the provinces. READ MORE
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5. An Ex Ante Probabilistic Study of Market Power with Emphasis on the Transmission Constraints
University essay from KTH/Elektriska energisystemAbstract : After the deregulation, the electricity markets have been restructured in a way to draw an end to “natural monopoly” of the players. However, by the virtue of the especial nature of electricity market, it gives the players instincts to exercise the market power. As a result of these market power exercise, electricity market becomes inefficient. READ MORE
