Six articles contribute to the attention on the U.S. Postal Service in response to advances in telecommunications and communications and new thinking about regulated industries.

This volume presents a spirited and informative exchange on the flat tax by noted proponents and doubters.

This analysis compares the current tax system with one that would exempt the foreign dividends of American corporations from U.S. taxes.

The authors demonstrate how regulation intended to control costs can exacerbate cost growth by subsidizing high-risk activities and firms at the expense of low-risk activities and firms.

Revolutionary changes, includingthe shrinking of traditional banking and the expansion of trading in foreign securities, have recently rocked financial markets.

This clear-headed account traces the relationship of the developing countries with the world economy, the factors leading to trade reforms, and the political economy aspects of reform.

The author critically evaluates the logic behind industrial targeting and explains why these policies fail simple cost-benefit tests.