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Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 -- The Institutional and Regulatory Environment for Public-Private Partnerships in Infrastructure in Emerging Markets and Developing Economies -- Abstract -- Introduction -- The Enabling Environment: Regulatory and Institutional Framework for PPPs -- Empirical Analysis -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2 -- Governance Institutions and the Investment Costs of Non-Conventional Renewable Energy Initiatives in Developing Countries -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Privately Sponsored Non-Conventional Renewable Energy Initiatives in Develping Countries -- The Econometric Analysis -- Description of the Variables -- Institutional Governance and Business Environment Variables -- Control Variables -- The Econometric Methodology -- Results -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3 -- Electric Power Generation in Brazil: Evaluating the Regulation Model's Basic Assumption -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Electric Power Generation Market in Brazil -- Methodology -- Data and Variables -- The SUR Results -- Economies of Scale -- Stochastic Frontier Model Results -- Economies of Scale -- Efficiency Measurement -- Productivity Evolution -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4 -- Tapping the Bounty: Challenges to Restore the Investments in the Brazilian Oil Industry -- Abstract -- Introduction -- The Oil Production in Brazil: Challenges and Prospects -- The Pre-Salt Revolution -- The Role of the Technological Learning Process -- The Role of the Liberalization Process -- The Discovery of the Bounty - The "Winning Ticket" -- The Crisis in the Brazilian Oil Industry: The Road from Euphoria to Depression -- The Rise and Crisis of the Brazilian Independent Oil Companies' : The OGX Case -- Petrobras in Trouble -- Petrobras' Financial Statements for 2014: Discovering the Damage