The Political Economy of Local Regulation

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxv

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2. Introduction

   • Alberto Asquer, Franco Becchis, Daniele Russolillo

   Pages 1-14

3. Theoretical Frameworks

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 15-15

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   2. Where Things Happen: The Local Dimension in Regulation

      • Franco Becchis

      Pages 17-55

   3. Researching the Political Economy of Regulation at the Local Level: Theoretical and Methodological Issues

      • Alberto Asquer

      Pages 57-76

   4. Knowing the Field for Infrastructure and Service Regulation at the Local Level: Players, Information, Incentives

      • Franco Becchis, Daniele Russolillo

      Pages 77-93

   5. The Impact of Institutional and Organisational Factors in the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Local Regulatory Systems

      • David Sancho

      Pages 95-112

   6. What Economic Theory Can (and Cannot) Say About Local Regulation

      • Andrea Gallice

      Pages 113-126

   7. Perspectives on Civil Regulation, Firms, and the Environment

      • Gary Lynch-Wood, David Williamson, David Horton

      Pages 127-146

   8. Economics of Complexity and the Analysis of Local Regulation: The Case of Urban Mobility

      • Angela Ambrosino, Elena Maggi, Elena Vallino

      Pages 147-163

   9. Regulatory Contracts and the Scope for Local Decision-Making with Respect to Energy Distribution Networks

      • Vincent Pál

      Pages 165-182

4. Case Studies in Western Countries

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 183-183

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   2. National Standards, Subnational Enforcement: Regulating US Natural Gas Pipelines

      • Michael J. Brogan

      Pages 185-204

   3. Water Sector Regulation in France: A Complex Multi-Model and Multi-Level Regulatory Framework

      • Maria Salvetti, Guillem Canneva

      Pages 205-218

   4. Local Electricity Regulation in Germany

      • Gerhard Fuchs

      Pages 219-236

   5. Strengthening the Determinants of the Local Government Capacities for the Successful PPP Implementation in the Western Balkans

      • Tatjana Jovanic, Sladjana Sredojevic

      Pages 237-254

5. Case Studies in Emergent and Developing Countries

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 255-255

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   2. Regulation of Small Local Water Service Providers in Mali

      • Martina Rama

      Pages 257-265

   3. Water Supply in the State of Karnataka, India

      • Arvind Shrivastava

      Pages 267-275

   4. Assessment and Design of Local Regulation in Solid Waste Management in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

      • Marco Caniato

      Pages 277-286

This book offers theoretical and methodological guidelines for researching the complex regulation of local infrastructure, utilities and public services in the context of rapid urbanisation, technological change, and climate change. It examines the interactions between regulators, public officers, infrastructure and utilities firms, public service providers, citizens, and civil society organisations. It contains contributions from academics and practitioners from various disciplinary perspectives and from many regions of the world, illustrated with case studies from several sectors including water, natural gas and electricity distribution, local public transport, district heating, urban waste, and environmental services.

• Infrastructure
• Utilities
• Regulatory policy
• Public services
• Stakeholder analysis
• economy
• political economy
• political science
• politics
• public policy
• regulation

“Alberto Asquer, Franco Becchis and Daniele Russolillo have made an absolutely remarkable job in preparing this comprehensive treatise of local regulation reform all over the world. The volume provides a far-reaching collection of studies inserted in an innovative political economy framework. It should be required reading for policy-makers and scholars of the field.” (Giorgio Brosio, University of Turin, Italy)

“Local is where all of us: live, interact, think & rest. However, comprehensive  research on local regulation is less abundant and less frequently renewed or updated. I was hungry when this tasty book entered my email box. After 25 years of “regulatory menu”, rebuilding a new cuisine  - both theoretical and applied -  was needed and long awaited. Alleluia we have it: long life the chef(s) and their recipes!” (Jean-Michel Glachant, Loyola de Palacio Professor & Director, Florence School of Regulation, Italy)

“Like politics, all infrastructure is local. Yet ourunderstanding of infrastructure governance at the local level does not match its importance, which by many accounts will grow with contemporary fiscal, demographic, and technological trends. This collection offers a timely contribution.” (Janice A. Beecher, Director, Institute of Public Utilities, Michigan State University, USA)

• SOAS University of London, London, United Kingdom

  Alberto Asquer

• Turin School of Local Regulation and Foundation for the Environment, Torino, Italy

  Franco Becchis, Daniele Russolillo

Alberto Asquer is Lecturer in Public Policy and Management at SOAS University of London, UK, where he acts as programme director of the MSc Public Policy and Management and the MSc Public Financial Management and as Director of the Centre for Water and Development. He holds an MSc and a PhD from the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK.
                                                                                                                            
Franco Becchis is Scientific Director of the Turin School of Local Regulation and Foundation for the Environment, Italy, where he coordinates research and training programmes on regulation and the environment. He has been Visiting Professor at Politecnico di Torino and Università del Piemonte Orientale in Italy, Saint John International University, USA, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain, and University of Jyväskylä, Finland.                                                               


Daniele Russolillo is Programme Manager of the Turin School of Local Regulation and Foundation for the Environment, Italy, in charge of the business development and management of operations. He has been actively involved in research and capacity building projects on local public services regulation and energy and environmental policies in Europe and in developing and emerging countries.

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