Mitigating vulnerability to high and volatile oil prices: power sector experience in Latin America and the Caribbean

The unprecedented rise in world oil prices over the past decade has created greater economic uncertainty and higher risk introduced by oil price volatility. This book analyses the economic effects of high and volatile prices on oil-importing countries, with emphasis on power sector experience in Latin America and the Caribbean. It also proposes complementary measures that can be appliedusing a multi-horizon strategy.

• ISBN: 978-0-8213-9577-6
• Editorial: World Bank
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 178
• Fecha Publicación: 01/07/2012
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés