Liquid Gold: Privatization, Power and Water in British Columbia - Couverture souple

Calvert, John

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1552662446 ISBN 13 : 9781552662441

Editeur : Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd, 2008

Synopsis

Cheap, reliable energy has been one of British Columbia's most important competitive advantages and a key contributor to the province's prosperity. BC's energy costs have been based on the actual cost of production. Under new government policy, future energy will not be generated by BC hydro, but will be purchased from private energy producers.John Calvert shows how BC's successful public energy system is being supplanted by a deregulated private electrical system. This will effectively transfer control of the system to private interests. It will also expose BC ratepayers to the risks and uncertainties associated with the United States energy market as BC's system in gradually integrated into the larger Pacific northwest transmission grid - a grid largely controlled by US energy corporations. The government, says Calvert, has gone to extraordinary lengths to provide a supportive financial, environmental, legal and ownership framework to assist the growth of private energy investments in BC.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

John Calvert is an associate professor at Simon Fraser University, where he teaches public policy. He has a PhD from the London School of Economics in Political Science and an MA from the University of Western Ontario. He is the author of three books on Canadian Public Policy and economic issues.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1552662446
• ISBN 13: 9781552662441
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 256
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• Personne responsable: non disponible