Do the Power Sector Reforms in China Reflect the Interests of Consumers?

Andrews‐Speed, Philip; Dow, Stephen; Wang, Aijuan; Mao, Jin; Wei, Bin

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“…In deregulated markets, private firms commit a lot of malpractices in pursuit of greater profits at the expense of the consumer (Ho & Sin, 1988). In fact, evidence of market manipulations by private firms at the consumers' expense abounds (Andrews-speed et al, 2014;Evans, 2015;Jansson, 2010;Tiu Wright, Newman, & Dennis, 2006). How different are business enterprises in Nigeria?…”

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Lack of Consumer Awareness: A Major Challenge for Electricity Consumer Protection in Nigeria

Usman¹,

Yaacob²,

Rahman³

2015

ASS

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Purpose: This study explores the challenges for consumer protection in the Nigerian deregulated electricity sector. The study argues that ignorant and unenlightened consumers are easy prey for exploitation in the marketplace. Educating the consumer minimizes consumer exploitation and enhances consumer protection.Design/methodology/approach: The study is qualitative. Twenty in-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with the relevant stakeholders involved in consumer protection and standard setting in the Nigerian electricity sector. The study adopted the Benner's Interpretive Phenomenology and explored the everyday practical experience and perspectives of the participants on the challenges of consumer protection. The analysis was thematically conducted and accordingly supported by sufficient excerpts. Findings:The study found several challenges for consumer protection in the Nigerian electricity sector. Emphatically, the participants were unanimous on lack of awareness as the major challenge for the electricity consumers' protection. Research limitations:The research participants were only staff from consumer protection and products standard setting agencies, academics, and heads of consumer organizations. Additionally, the paper only addressed the challenge of lack of awareness and the data collection constrained by funds paucity and difficulties in securing appointments with the busy participants. Practical implications:The study suggests that consumer protection agencies need to do more in the area of consumer education and enlightenment otherwise the exploitation of the Nigerian electricity consumers will continue. Originality/value: Consumer protection literature abounds. This study is, however, the first attempt at qualitatively exploring in-depth the challenges for electricity consumers in deregulated electricity sector. The study emphasized the value of consumer awareness for better consumer protection.

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Lack of Consumer Awareness: A Major Challenge for Electricity Consumer Protection in Nigeria

Usman¹,

Yaacob²,

Rahman³

2015

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“…The one author who clearly has used documents as the basis for his survey, recognises that there is no evidence of any such demand. 39 He also clearly recognises that Spender's activities of the period, which will be dealt with in greater detail shortly, bespoke a complete lack of such pressure. 40 Nonetheless he concludes "At this point, however, doubts still remain ...…”

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Recognising the People’s Republic of China: A Reappraisal of Australian Foreign Policy During the First Menzies Ministry 1950–51

Penrose

1998

Aus J of Politics History

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The attitude of the early Menzies Government towards the recognition of the People’s Republic of China has not been well understood in the literature on Australia’s international relations. The early Menzies regime has been taken by some scholars to be implacably opposed to communism, including Chinese communism, by others to have ceased to consider recognition because of the Korean War and by a third contingent to have been responsive to United States pressure not to recognise the Chinese communist government. A perusal of the foreign policy documents of the period of the first Menzies ministry reveals that both Menzies and Spender were giving favourable consideration to recognising the People’s Republic of China during late 1950 and early 1951 and that none of these three views were decisive in preventing recognition. The question for Menzies and Spender was not whether to recognise but when to recognise and the actions of the Chinese communists themselves, in particular their attitude to British recognition, created the greatest impediment to recognition by Australia at that time.

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“…Andrews-Speed, et. al, 1999, "Do the Power Sector Reforms in China Reflect the Interests of Consumers?"…”

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Outlook and Challenges for Chinese Coal

Aden¹,

Fridley²,

Zheng³

2008

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Do the Power Sector Reforms in China Reflect the Interests of Consumers?

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Lack of Consumer Awareness: A Major Challenge for Electricity Consumer Protection in Nigeria

Lack of Consumer Awareness: A Major Challenge for Electricity Consumer Protection in Nigeria

Recognising the People’s Republic of China: A Reappraisal of Australian Foreign Policy During the First Menzies Ministry 1950–51

Outlook and Challenges for Chinese Coal

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