This book traces the historical development of the network utilities sector in Australia (communications, rail, gas, electricity, water supply, and sewerage services). It looks across industries, time periods and the state and federal jurisdictions, to identify what motivated the various governments to establish these enterprises and what issues arose. The book is therefore informed by the relationship between politics and society on the one hand and economic history on the othe...
قائمة المحتويات
Part I: Setting the framework.- Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Australian economic development and network utilities.- Part II: The construction of t...
عن المؤلف
Malcolm Abbott is an economist by profession who specialises in research in energy markets, water supply, transport, and network industries in general. In the past he has ...