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Competition,         Contracts and Electricity Markets: A New Perspective / sous la dir. de Jean-Michel       Glachant ,     Dominique       Finon et     Adrien       de Hauteclocque. Edward Elgar, May 2011, 336 p.  ISBN 1849804796 (coll. The Loyola De Palacio Series on European         Energy Policy)http://www.e-elgar.co.uk/g_emag.lasso?ebook13isbn=9781849804806&#38;title=Competition,%20Contracts%20And%20Electricity%20MarketsThis book fills a gap in the existing literature by dealing with several  issues linked to long-term contracts and the efficiency of electricity  markets. These include the impact of long-term contracts and vertical  integration on effective competition, generation investment in risky  markets, and the challenges for competition policy principles. On the  one hand, long-term contracts may contribute to lasting generation  capability by allowing for a more efficient allocation of risk. On the  other hand, they can create conditions for imperfect competition and  thus impair short-term efficiency. The contributors - prominent  academics and policy experts with inter-disciplinary perspectives -  develop fresh theoretical and practical insights on this important  concern for current electricity markets. This highly accessible book  will strongly appeal to both academic and professional audiences  including scholars of industrial, organizational and public sector  economics, and competition and antitrust law. It will also be of value  to regulatory and antitrust authorities, governmental policymakers, and  consultants in electricity law and economics.