This book is the latest annual review of utility regulation and deregulation, published in association with the … 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 …

Introduction / Colin Robinson -- 1. Beyond regulation / Stephen Littlechild -- Comment / Colin Robinson -- 2. Ronald … -- Comment / Nigel Stapleton -- 6. Developing the framework of rail regulation / Chris Bolt -- Comment / Chris Nash -- 7. Cost of … regulation of spectrum, telecoms and broadcasting / Ed Richards -- Comment / Richard Feasey. …

Governments, Competition and Utility Regulation continues the series of annual books, published in association with the … Institute of Economic Affairs and the London Business School, which critically reviews the state of utility regulation and …. Ofcom : a converged regulator? -- 6. Energy regulation and competition after the white paper -- 7. Regulating London …

This unique book considers competition policy and regulation in light of the recent introduction of the anti … regulation -- pt. 4. Merger control -- pt. 5. Substantive competition law : cartels, abuse of dominance and predation -- pt. 6 …

-time flexibility in Ireland -- 8. Re-regulating transitions? continuity and change in the UK …

Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom. While it is of note that the relatively strong regulation in Germany has indeed had … regulation of packaging waste. An important and innovative feature of the study is its emphasis on backward and forward linkages … competitive performance. Analyses consider: the response of individual firms to different levels of regulation; the cost of …

1. Electricity and gas regulation in Great Britain : the end of an era -- 2. Yardstick competition and comparative … Swiss electricity industry and the regulation of distribution prices -- 5. Efficiency and performance in the gas industry …

population, as is the case in many Latin American countries. The authors also address the widespread impact of privatization on … the economy (via macroeconomic influences) and the more general issues of subsidies and regulation which are endemic to …