Empirical Study of Re-Establishment of Municipal Utilities in Germany
| Autor: | Takuo Nakayama |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
business.industry
05 social sciences Economic Value Added 010501 environmental sciences 01 natural sciences Energy sector Outsourcing Renewable energy Empirical research Work (electrical) Economy 0502 economics and business Economics Energy supply Value chain business 050203 business & management Industrial organization 0105 earth and related environmental sciences |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Business and Economics Research. 6:124 |
| ISSN: | 2328-7543 |
| DOI: | 10.11648/j.ijber.20170605.16 |
| Popis: | In recent years, a number of new municipal utilities (Stadtwerke) re-established in energy sector in Germany. From the end of 1980s through the 1990s, the privatization of utilities and outsourcing was a dominant trend; recently, a reverse paradigm can be seen, with local governments showing a remarkable tendency to establish new public energy companies. In this paper, focusing on trends in re-municipalization of energy business occurring in Germany, especially focusing on decentralized power systems by municipalities. On the other hand, this paper confirmed the concept of re-municipalization and clarified the goal that the local governments are aiming for. Through the activities, these municipalities are aiming to work at all stages of the value chain of new local economic value added creation. These activities cover many areas related to energy supply. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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