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Baldwin Robert

Understanding regulation : Theory, strategy and practice - Oxford Oxford University Press 1999 - 363p xi

Contents;
List of Figures;
List of Tables;
Abbreviations;
1 Introduction;
Part I Fundamentals;
2 Why Regulate?
3 Explaining Regulation
4 Regulatory Strategies
5 Who Regulates? Institutions and Structures
6 What is Good' Regulation?
7 The Cost-Benefit Testing of Regulation
8 Enforcing Regulation
9 Setting Standards
10 Self-Regulation
11 Regulating Risks
12 Regulation in the European Context
13 Regulatory Competition and Coordination
14 British Utilities Regulation: The Basic Structure
Part II Particular Concerns;
15 Price Setting in Natural Monopolies
16 Regulation versus Competition
17 Price-Capping Mechanisms
18 Measuring Efficiency: Benchmarking, Yardsticking and Performance
19 Regulating Quality
20 Franchising and its Limitations
21. Accountability
22 Procedures and Fairness
23 Conclusions
Select Bibliography
Index


ISBN: 0198774389

Subjects--Topical Terms:
1. Economic Developments - U K2. Trade Regulation - U K3. Industrial Policy - U K

Dewey Class. No.: 338.9 BAL / BAL