<p> In 1934, Lewis Mumford critiqued the industrial energy system as a key source of authoritarian economic and political tendencies in modern life. Recent debate continues to engage issues of energy authoritarianism, focusing on the contest between energy-driven globalization (the spread of energy deregulation and the simultaneous consolidation of the oil, coal, and gas industries) and the so-called "sustainable energy" strategy that celebrates the local and community scale characteristics of renewable energy. Including theoretical inquiries and case studies by distinguished writers, <i>Transforming Power</i> is divided into three parts: Energy, Environment, and Society; The Politics of Conventional Energy; and The Politics of Sustainable Energy. It interrogates current contemporary energy assumptions, exploring the reflexive relationship between energy, environment, and society, and examining energy as a social project. Some of these have promised a prosperous future founded upon technological advances that further modernize the modern energy system, such as "inherently safe" nuclear power, environmentally friendly coal gasification, and the advent of a wealthier, cleaner world powered by fuel cells; and the "green technologies," said by advocates to prefigure a revival of human scale development, local self-determination, and a commitment to ecological balance. >br> This volume offers a timely engagement of the social issues surrounding energy conflicts and contradictions. It will be of interest to policymakers, energy and environmental experts, sociologists, and historians of technology. <i>John Byrne</i> is director of the Center for Energy and Environmental Policy (CEEP) and Distinguished Professor of Public Policy at the University of Delaware. <i>Noah Toly</i> is a research associate and Ph.D. candidate in the Center for Energy and Environmental Policy at the University of Delaware. <i>Leigh Glover</i> is policy fellow and assistant professor in the Center for Energy and Environmental Policy at the University of Delaware.</p>

Poorly implemented energy subsidies are economically costly to taxpayers and damage the environment. This report aims at providing the emerging lessons form a representative sample of case studies in 20 developing countries that could help policy makers to address implementation challenges, including overcoming political economy and affordability constraints.

Overview Part 1. Group A Countries: Net Energy Importer and Low Income Chapter 1. Armenia Chapter 2. Ghana Chapter 3. India Chapter 4. Jordan Chapter 5. Moldova Chapter 6. Morocco Chapter 7. Pakistan Part 2. Group B Countries: Net Energy Importer and High Income Chapter 8. Chile Chapter 9. The Dominican Republic Chapter 10. Peru Chapter 11. Turkey Part 3. Group C Countries: Net Energy Exporter and Low Income Chapter 12. Azerbaijan Chapter 13. Arab Republic of Egypt Chapter 14. Indonesia Chapter 15. Islamic Republic of Iran Chapter 16. Nigeria Chapter 17. Republic of Yeman Part 4. Group D Countries: Net Energy Exporter and High Income Chapter 18. Argentina Chapter 19. Malaysia Chapter 20. Mexico