"This book arose out of my doctoral thesis at K.U. Leuven"--P. [xxxi].
Includes bibliographical references (pages [395]-405) and index.
Introduction -- Gas market liberalization in pipeline gas countries -- Gas market liberalization in the United States -- Gas market liberalization in Europe -- LNG market liberalization -- LNG market liberalization in Japan -- LNG market liberalization in South Korea -- LNG market liberalization in Taiwan -- Analysis and conclusions -- Lessons from the pipeline gas countries -- Conclusions