Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1061646 | Policy and Society | 2011 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
This paper examines how the EU seeks to export its ‘market-governance’ approach to energy policy to the Western Balkans: developing open markets and regulatory institutions to promote efficient, secure and sustainable energy. The paper argues domestic change is limited to date due to normative inconsistencies within EU policy. In particular, EU pressure to open energy markets are resisted by state owners and the domestic energy-intensive industries they subsidize, while environmental groups argue the EU has privileged market liberalization over environmental goals. The result is simple ‘adoption’ of EU rules with little evidence of transformation of the status quo.
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Authors
Nicole Lindstrom,