Acknowledgments Kenneth Chomitz was the evaluation manager and main author for this study. Major contributions to chapter 5 on efficiency policies were made by Meredydd Evans and Bin Shui. The evaluation also drew on background studies and evaluative work by Charles Ebinger (power policies), Donald Hertzmark (natural gas), and Craig Meisner (cross-national analyses of energy consumption and power sector fuel mix). Principal research assistants Dinara Akhmetova, Ashwin Bhouraskar, and Kunal Khatri undertook diligent portfolio analysis. Victoria Gunnarson, Stephen Hutton, Romain Lacombe, Urvashi Narain, and Yadviga Semikolenova also provided valuable assistance. Peer reviewers Fernando Manibog, Siv Tokle, and David Wheeler and external panel reviewers Geoffrey Heal and Thomas Heller provided useful feedback on the evaluation draft. The panel reviewers, including Rajendra K. Pachauri, also provided comments on the final draft that will also guide the next phase of the evaluation.
Initial drafts of the report benefited from editing by William Hurlbut; the report was edited for publication by Caroline McEuen with assistance from Heather Dittbrenner. Nik Harvey assisted in publication and managed Web site production. Gloria Mestre-Soria and Nischint Bhatnagar provided administrative support. Vivian Jackson, Alex McKenzie, and Melanie Zipperer assisted in dissemination. Thanks go to Ismail Arslan, Arup Banerji, Sharokh Fardoust, Ali Khadr, and many others at IEG for advice and help. The evaluation team is grateful to David Victor and colleagues at Stanford for discussions and notes on the political economy of power reform. The team is also grateful for the cooperation of World Bank staff members and others who were interviewed. IEG gratefully acknowledges InWEnt’s cosponsorship of a workshop related to Phase II of the evaluation series.
Director-General, Evaluation: Vinod Thomas Director, IEG-World Bank: Cheryl Gray (director at inception: Ajay Chhibber) Task Manager: Kenneth M. Chomitz
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