evidence supports the logic of reforms. The authors review the empirical evidence on electricity reform in developing countries …. They find that country institutions and sector governance play an important role in the success and failure of reform. And …

reform, empirical analysis and evaluation of reforms have been of limited use for testing the economic rationale of reforms … toward filling this gap and developing a coherent framework for studying electricity reform in developing countries that … covers resource and institutional endowments, key reform steps, market structure, performance, and various impacts. …

to access. Regarding reform of the incumbent, the author takes a preliminary first cut at examining the statistical …

The authors analyze the effect of policy reform in basic telecommunications on sectoral performance using a new panel … comprehensive reform program, involving both policies and the support of an independent regulator, produced the largest gains-an 8 … percent higher level of mainlines and a 21 percent higher level of productivity compared to years of partial and no reform …