In the last 30 years, Nepal has undergone some important policy changes, such as the end of load-shedding, road expansion in Kathmandu and the introduction of a community forestry initiative. This study investigates factors driving policy change, building on 18 policy reform case studies in...

A concise survey of superconducting power transmission (SPT) and associated topics is presented. After a brief background, which includes a summary of the probably now defunct low-temperature superconducting technology of the 1960s and 1970s, the article concentrates on the renaissance of...