Competition and regulation in the postal and delivery sector

Worldwide, postal and delivery economics has attracted considerable interest. Numerous questions have arisen, including the role of regulation, funding the Universal Service Obligation, postal reform in Europe, Asia and North America, the future of national postal operators, demand and pricing strat...

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Main Author: Crew, Michael A.
Other Authors: Kleindorfer, Paul R.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cheltenham Edward Elgar c2008
Series:Advances in regulatory economics
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Collection: Edward Elgar eBook Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Worldwide, postal and delivery economics has attracted considerable interest. Numerous questions have arisen, including the role of regulation, funding the Universal Service Obligation, postal reform in Europe, Asia and North America, the future of national postal operators, demand and pricing strategies, and the principles that should govern the introduction of competition. Collected here are responses to these questions in the form of 24 essays written by researchers, practitioners, and senior managers from throughout the world
pt. 1. Universal service obligation -- pt. 2. Demand -- pt. 3. Pricing under entry -- pt. 4. Regulation -- pt. 5. Postal reform -- pt. 6. Accounting and cost
Physical Description:xii, 399 p ill
ISBN:1847205070
9781847209955
9781847205070