This book provides a genealogical study of Australian agricultural restructuring, focusing on the case study of wheat export market deregulation. This policy shift was implemented in 2008, ending 60 years of statutory wheat marketing. At the time, policy makers claimed that market liberalisation...

Worldwide, there is considerable interest in postal and delivery economics. Governments, particularly in the European Union, are examining closely the roles of the two systems and how best to regulate them. This volume brings together 20 essays originally presented at the 12th Conference on...

Vor dem Hintergrund der massiven Veränderungen im regulatorischen Umfeld des Lageberichts durch die Verabschiedung diverser Gesetze in den letzten Jahren nimmt die Bedeutung dieses Berichtsinstruments zu. Thomas Stein untersucht anhand von empirischen Studien, ob sich durch die...

Preface -- Part I: Overview -- Part II: The German Institutional Framework -- Part III: Competition for Non-Commercial Services -- Part IV: Competition for Commercial Services -- Part V: Conclusions and Outlook -- Appendices -- References

As the deregulation of European utility markets has progressed, the dynamics of and the competitive pressure in the utility industries have steadily intensified over recent years. These changes in the regulatory framework have caused a shift in the direction of an integrated market environment,...

For years, businesses have complained about the costs of regulatory compliance. On the other hand, society is becoming increasingly aware of the environmental, safety, health, financial, and other risks of business activity. Government oversight seems to be one of the answers to safeguard...

The European Commission and its member states are wrestling with the problem of how to implement the scheduled liberalization of the postal sector while maintaining the service obligation. This book addresses some of these concerns. It is comprised of essays chosen from those presented at the...

This book reveals all that can potentially happen when a private company takes over a local water supply system, both the good and the bad. Backed by real life stories of water privatization in action, author Manuel Schiffler presents a nuanced picture free of spin or fear mongering. Inside,...