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In their recent international comparison of electricity regimes, [Gilbert, Kahn and Newbery (1996)], p. 5, write that the history of the electricity industry in various countries illustrates the variety of solutions available, solutions constrained by politics, history, endowments, technology and the state of the economy. In the case of Canada, this variety can even be found within the country as electric power is almost exclusively under provincial jurisdiction.1
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Dupré, R., Patry, M. (1998). Hydroelectricity and the State in Quebec and Ontario: Two Different Historical Paths. In: Zaccour, G. (eds) Deregulation of Electric Utilities. Topics in Regulatory Economics and Policy Series, vol 28. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-5729-6_6
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