The Australian electricity sector has been radically restructured during the last decade. The drivers of this restructuring are sector-specific and public sector policies, and the broader macro policy approach of the Australian state. Using the analytical framework of French régulation theory,...

This paper argues that neoliberalism’s global restructuring of electricity sectors has failed to deliver its proclaimed objectives and spawned threats to economic growth, financial market stability, environmental degradation and society’s well-being. Using the case study of Australia, the...