Postal service has received considerably less attention in the economics literature than traditional public utilities. Postal service is facing some very important challenges arising out of the increasingly high-tech nature of postal service, the entry of competition into the business, and new...

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...

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...