economic impacts of standardization both in the manufacturing and the service sector. The author begins by providing a detailed … standardization process, the author focuses in particular on the role of the firm, which acts as the main impetus for the development … and implementation of new standards. He also examines the fundamental link between technical change and standardization …

: regulation, deregulation and reregulation. However, little is known about deregulation and even less about reregulation …

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 …

Recommended readings (Machine generated): George V. Thompson (1954), 'Intercompany, Technical Standardization in the …), 'Standardization, Compatibility and Innovation,' Rand Journal of Economics, 16 (1), Spring, 70-83 -- Paul A. David and Shane Greenstein … Standardization', Journal of Economic Perspectives, 8 (2), Spring, 117-31 -- Mark A. Lemley (2002), 'Intellectual Property Rights and …

The regulation of road transport externalities - environmental pollution, noise annoyance, accidents and congestion … issues of efficiency in the regulation of road transport and part three discusses the issue of equity and social feasibility …

. Exchange rate regimes in theory and practice -- 5. Is foreign exchange intervention effective? : the japanese experiences in … financial regulation? -- 10. Working with market forces …

, privatization or re-regulation. This affects all traditional infrastructure sectors including communications, energy, transport and …

the role of regulation, funding the Universal Service Obligation, postal reform in Europe, Asia and North America, the …pt. 1. Universal service obligation -- pt. 2. Demand -- pt. 3. Pricing under entry -- pt. 4. Regulation -- pt. 5 …