Table of Contents

1. Overview

2. The Economics of the Industry

3. The Origins of the Gas Industry

4. Economic Regulation

5. The Sources of Government Ownership

6. The End of an Industry and the Beginning of a New One

7. Reform and Structural Change

8. Reform and Productivity Change in the Natural Gas Industry

9. The Emerging Structure of the Natural Gas Industry in China

10. Modern Natural Gas Markets

11. Conclusion: Natural Gas in the Twenty-first Century

About the Author

Malcolm Abbott is Associate Professor of Economics at the Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne, Australia.