Öffentliche Dienstleistungen geraten in den letzten Jahren immer stärker unter Liberalisierungs- und Privatisierungsdruck. Auch in den osteuro­päischen Transformationsstaaten wurden große Teile der Daseinsvorsorge wie die Energieversorgung, die Personenbeförderung oder die Postdienste...

Public utility industries, once regarded as monolithic monopolies, in fact are made up of many separate activities, many of which can sustain effective competition. But owners of bottleneck facilities are often in a position to restrict or limit the growth of competition. There is a growing...

Public utility industries, once regarded as monolithic monopolies, in fact are made up of many separate activities, many of which can sustain effective competition. Experience shows that introducing competition into these industries leads to enhanced efficiency and greater innovation as well as...