Requiring companies to expense options in the absence of any satisfactory method to evaluate their costs would be inconsistent with the principles and objectives of accounting.

This book is a valuable asset for anyone seeking to make sense of economic news or, more importantly, to place it in a broader context.

The federal government has made substantial progress in reforming economic regulation--especially by deregulating prices and reducing entry barriers in specific industries.

This book assesses the current status of the public utility deregulation movement in the United States.

This book outlines the complexity of the issues and the stakes in the national debate over the privacy of personal information, and identifies likely ramifications.

Real federalism is a federalism that promotes citizen choice and competition among the states.

This study providesa comprehensive description of the global insurance industry and details the current state of international agreements that govern trade in insurance.

This book discusses banking, insurance, and securities regulation, as well as issues in consumer finance and electronic commerce.

Today's knowledge-based economy requires an entirely new system of assessing the value of companies--a system tapping the vast communication capabilities of the Internet.

This study explains why financial services have for centuries been regulated to a greater extent than are most products that do not directly affect people's health or safety.