Over the last fifteen years the world’s largest developing countries have initiated market reforms in their electric power sectors, from generation to distribution. This book evaluates the experiences of five of those countries – Brazil, China, India, Mexico and South Africa – as they have shifted from state-dominated systems to schemes allowing for a larger private sector role.
This edition of Brazil, analyzing as it does many sides of Brazilian life and work, shows that the country is passing through a dynamic phase of renewal, and will emerge unscathed from the international crisis brought about by the rise in oil prices, thanks to the great national effort exerted in 1975.