Successes and failures in regulating and deregulating utilities evidence from the UK, Europe and the USA

This book is the latest annual review of utility regulation and deregulation, published in association with the Institute of Economic Affairs and the London Business School

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Robinson, Colin
Corporate Authors: Institute of Economic Affairs (Great Britain), London Business School
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cheltenham, U.K Edward Elgar Pub c2004
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Collection: Edward Elgar eBook Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Description
Summary:This book is the latest annual review of utility regulation and deregulation, published in association with the Institute of Economic Affairs and the London Business School
1. The failure of good intentions : the collapse of American telecommunications after six years of Deregulation -- 2. Road networks : efficiency, externalities and consumer choice -- 3. The Enterprise Act : pluses and minuses for competition policy -- 4. Ofcom and light touch regulation -- 5. What to do about the railways? -- 6. Liberalizing utility markets in the European Union -- 7. Measuring the success of postal regulators : best practice in postal regulation -- 8. Can regulation address the investment problem? : examples from aviation -- 9. Gas, electricity and the energy review
Physical Description:xxiv, 216 p ill
ISBN:9781843767701
1843767708
9781845420789