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Gas Market Liberalization in Britain: Some Geographical Observations

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MANNERS G. (1997) Gas market liberalization in Britain: some geographical observations. Reg. Studies 31, 295-309. The paper reviews the evolving regulatory environment of the gas industry since its privatization in 1986, and the consequences of growing competition in an increasingly liberalized market for gas. Particular attention is given to those consequences of a geographical nature, and the public policy issues that they raise. The revised risks and uncertainties of the gas supply system are noted, as is the remarkable impact of gas market liberalization upon the nature and location of electricity generation, with its major implications for the wider energy market in Britain and environmental pollution. Changes in the gas industry's regulatory regime are bringing a significant increase of industry information into the public domain, and an increased transparency in the logic underlying public decision making. The emergence of new relationships within and between the markets for gas and electricity raises questions about the future relationship between their respective regulatory regimes. These and other important issues of public policy arise in the context of a new circumscription of the Government's own ability to respond speedily and directly to some of the environmental and social challenges that stem from changes in the markets for energy. MANNERS G. (1997) La liberalisation du marchedu gaz en Grande-Bretagne: quelques constations geographiques, Reg. Studies 31, 295-309. L'article examine l'evolution du milieu de l'industrie du gaz pour ce qui est de sa reglementation depuis sa privatisation en 1986, et les consequences d'une concurrence encore plus vive au sein d'un marche du gaz de plus en plus liberalise. On prete une attention toute particuliere aux consequences du type geographique, et les questions de politique publique soulevees. On note les risques et les incertitudes revises de l'alimentation en gaz, de meme que l'impact remarquable de la liberalisation du marche du gaz sur la nature et la localisation de la production de l'electricite, vu ses retombees considerables en ce qui concerne le marche de l'energie elargi en Grande-Bretagne et la pollution de l'environnement. L'evolution de la reglementation de l'industrie du gaz apporte dans le domaine public une augmentation non-negligeable de l'information au sujet de l'industrie, et une transparence accrue de la logique qui est a la base de la prise de decision publique. La naissance de nouveaux rapports entre et au sein des marches du gaz et de l'electricite souleve des questions quant au futur rapport entre leurs systemes de reglementation respectifs. De telles questions de politique publique parmi d'autres sont soulevees dans le contexte d'une delimitation nouvelle de la capacite du gouvernement de repondre rapidement et immediatement a quelques-uns des defis sociaux et ecologiques qui remontent a l'evolution du marche de l'energie. MANNERS G. (1997) Die Liberalisierung des Gasmarktes in Grossbritannien: Geographische Beobachtungen, Reg. Studies 31, 295-309. Der Aufsatz behandelt das sich seit ihrer Privatisierung im Jahre 1986 entwickelnde Klima der Vorschriften in der Gasindustrie, und die Konsequenzen zunehmenden Wettbewerbs in einem fu¨r Gas immer freier werdenden Markt. Besondere Aufmerksamkeit wird den Konsequenzen geographischer Natur gewidmet, und den Fragen o¨ffentlicher Politik, die sie aufwerfen. Die Risiken und Ungewissheiten des Gasversorgungssystem werden fesgestellt, wie auch die bemerkenswerte Auswirkung der Liberalisierung des Gasmarktes auf Art und Standort der Elektrizita¨tserzeugung mit ihren betra¨chtlichen Auswirkungen auf den allgemeinen Energiemarkt in Grossbritannien und fu¨r Umweltverschmutzung. A¨nderungen in der Vorschriftenordnung der Gasindustrie fu¨hren zu einer deutlichen Vermehrung industrieller Information im o¨ffentlichen Leben, und zu gro¨sserer Durchsichtigkeit in der Logik, die o¨ffentlichen Beschlussfassungen zugrunde liegt. Das Aufkommen neuer Beziehungen im Gasmarkt selbst sowie zwischen Gas- und Strommarkt wirft Fragen u¨ber die zuku¨nftigen Beziehungen zwischen ihren respektiven Vorschriftenordnungen auf. Diese und andere wichtige Fragen der o¨ffentlichen Politik erheben sich im Zusammenhang neuer Umschreibungen der eigenen Fa¨higkeit der Regierung, auf manche der von Umwelt und Gesellschaft gestellten Herausforderungen schnell und direkt zu reagieren, die sich aus dem Wandel auf den Energiema¨rkten ergeben.

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  • Gerald Manners, 1997. "Gas Market Liberalization in Britain: Some Geographical Observations," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 31(3), pages 295-309.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:31:y:1997:i:3:p:295-309
    DOI: 10.1080/00343409750134700
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