How to win the political contest: a monopolist vs. environmentalists

This paper sheds light on the political economy of local energy politics both from a theoretical and an empirical perspective. A case study of a small town in Southern Germany (Schönau) is presented, where environmentalists have won the political contest against the regional energy monopolist and h...

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Main Author: Graichen, Patrick (Author)
Format: Book/Monograph Working Paper
Language:English
Published: Heidelberg Univ. Heidelberg, Dep. of Economics 1999
Series:Discussion paper series / Universität Heidelberg, Department of Economics 282
In: Discussion paper series (282)

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Online Access:Digitaler Volltext: https://www.jstor.org/stable/30026366
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Author Notes:Patrick R. Graichen
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Summary:This paper sheds light on the political economy of local energy politics both from a theoretical and an empirical perspective. A case study of a small town in Southern Germany (Schönau) is presented, where environmentalists have won the political contest against the regional energy monopolist and have founded an energy supply firm themselves.