Pal Belenyesi

Water regulation in Europe - only for idealists?

Interconnection, access pricing and "Europeanisation" of water management. UK, Hungary and the EU, from competition policy perspective.

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Produktbeschreibung

Water is a scarce resource in Europe. However,
scarcity differs from the North to the South. In
different member states of the European Union, under
different water management regimes the final price of
water reflects diverging approaches to water supply.
Water being a scarce resource and water supply being
characterized as a natural monopoly with large scale
economies, whether consumers are given the choice to
choose from readily available offers largely depends
on under what conditions competitors can access the
incumbent operators grid. Competitive prices can
only be offered to end users if the conditions are
given to the alternative service providers new
entrants - to efficiently deliver services. Still, a
lot will depend on enforcement.
In the UK, in Hungary and in the EU different regimes
are in place. However, the target is the same: low
prices, consumer choices and efficient use of
resources. Is this possible? What is the tool to
achieve this? How can law and economics be
supportive? Is there an access pricing regime that
applies to all as in telecommunications? This is
piece aims to find the answer.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
• Seitenzahl: 136
• Englisch
• Gewicht: 194g
• ISBN-13: 9783639120219
• ISBN-10: 3639120213
• Artikelnr.: 25994950

Autorenporträt

Pal Belenyesi holds a law degree from the University of
Debrecen, Hungary, with international law specialisation from
the University of Antwerp. He completed his LL.M. at the
European University Institute, in Florence. He worked for the
European Commission and various national authorities, and
specializes in
competition and regulation.