of ownership change that occurred. As competition among hospitals increases, differences in behavior among hospitals with …

The objective is to analyse the effects of the Hilmer reforms and National Competition Policy (NCP) on Local Government …

experiences in other areas suggesting that competition could provide large benefits to hitherto regulated utilities in local …

economists' treatment of network industries: from cost-of-service regulation through incentive regulation to vertical …

way to achieve transportation efficiencies. Other groups, supporting the status quo, argue that the regulation of rates is … deregulation. When railways are not faced with competition from other railways or from other forms of transportation such as barges …, where no effective rail and/or barge competition exists, are approximately twice those at Kansas City and Denver …