The privatization of electricity distribution in Turkey: A legal and economic analysis

Ulusoy A. D., OĞUZ F.

ENERGY POLICY, cilt.35, sa.10, ss.5021-5034, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 35 Sayı: 10
  • Basım Tarihi: 2007
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.enpol.2007.04.035
  • Dergi Adı: ENERGY POLICY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.5021-5034
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: distribution, electricity, turkey, MARKET
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This paper analyzes the recent regulatory reform in the Turkish Electricity Distribution Market from a legal and economic perspective. We highlight tensions between the judiciary, politicians and bureaucracy and discuss their economic consequences. The paper engages in a discussion of economic consequences of legal procedures. We stress interactions between legal decisions and economic institutions. The historical positions of the Constitutional Court and Danistay (Council of State), on privatizations have been ambivalent and it is hard to qualify them as an incentive for privatization and reform, despite some recent liberal decisions. We address reasons behind their decisions and offer some suggestions toward improving the privatization process. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.