Grid dependent sectors play an important role in the provision of competitive market struc­tures in particular in the enlarged EU and on globalised markets. Recent developments show various differences between national regulatory frameworks in transport, energy and tele­communications with...

Four principal areas of focus have been identified for conference panels and papers: · Conceptualising the interrelationship between regionalisation and globalisation · Regionalisation and global governance (1): economic, political, social, environmental and legal issues · Regionalisation and...

The travel and tourism industry accounts for $4.4 trillion of economic activity worldwide. Given the current changing political and economic climate how sustainable is this situation? Can the industry continue to grow in the face of climate change and global terrorism? Is there still untapped...