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Utility regulation in competitive markets : problems and progress

Robinson, Colin (contributor) - 2007

Introduction / Colin Robinson -- 1. Beyond regulation / Stephen Littlechild -- Comment / Colin Robinson -- 2. Ronald coase and the spectrum question / Thomas W. Hazlett -- Comment / Leonard Waverman -- 3. European energy liberalisation : progress and problems / Jorge Vasconcelos -- Comment /...

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Regulation, deregulation, reregulation : institutional perspectives

Ménard, Claude (contributor); Ghertman, Michel (contributor) - 2009

Building on Oliver Williamson's original analysis, the contributors introduce new ideas, different perspectives and provide tools for better understanding changes in the approach to regulation, the reform of public utilities, and the complex problems of governance. They draw largely upon a...

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Does decentralization enhance service delivery and poverty reduction?

Ahmad, Ehtisham (contributor); Brosio, Giorgio (contributor) - 2009

Does decentralization enhance service delivery and poverty reduction? Drawing on cutting edge research, expert contributors address this fundamental question facing policy-makers in developing as well as advanced countries. This timely book builds upon insights on the recent developments in the...

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Competition and regulation in the postal and delivery sector

Crew, Michael A. (contributor); … - 2008

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...

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The handbook of innovation and services : a multi-disciplinary perspective

Gallouj, Fai͏̈z (contributor); … - 2010

pt. I. Services and innovation : conceptual and analytical frameworks -- pt. II. The nature of innovation in services : sectoral analyses and case studies -- pt. III. Organisational and strategic patterns for service innovation -- pt. IV. Innovation in services and through services : impact...

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Innovation in public sector services : entrepreneurship, creativity and management

Windrum, Paul (contributor); Koch, Per M. (contributor) - 2008

This groundbreaking book provides new key insights and opens up an important research agenda. The book develops a new taxonomy of the different types of innovation found in public sector services, and investigates the key features and drivers of public sector entrepreneurship. The book contains...

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The economics of evaluation in public programs

Link, Albert N. - 2011

's Investment in Wavelength References for Optical Fiber Communications', Journal of Technology Transfer, 30 (1-2), 241-51 -- David …), 788-802 -- Arthur Maass (1966), 'Benefit-Cost Analysis: Its Relevance to Public Investment Decisions', Quarterly Journal …

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Financial markets, money, and the real world

Davidson, Paul - 2002

economic models -- 4. Investment : liquid real capital versus liquid assets -- 5. Why liquidity preference? -- 6. Financial … markets, liquidity and fast exits -- 7. Planned investment, planned savings, liquidity and economic growth -- 8. Complicating …

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Competitive electricity markets and sustainability

Lévêque, François (contributor) - 2006

Investments in competitive electricity markets : an overview / François Lévêque -- Investment and generation capacity … transmission investment in a deregulated power / Steven Stoft -- Patterns of transmission investments / Paul Joskow -- Long …-term locational prices and investment incentives in the transmission of electricity / Yves Smeers -- Compatibility of investment …

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Financial development, integration and stability : evidence from Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe

Liebscher, Klaus (contributor) - 2006

integration from central, commercial and investment banks, governments, international organizations, universities and research … Schumpeter to be rediscovered? / Peter Mooslechner -- The impact of the euro on investment : sectoral evidence / Tomas Dvorak … / Sophie Claeys and Christa Hainz -- Ownership structures and investment in transition economies / Dennis C. Mueller and Evgeni …

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