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If the 1980's were the decade of privatisation and deregulation, the 1990's should be the decade of regulation. Privatisation itself lead to the creation of new regulatory bodies, and the continuing merger boom. The rise of transnational corporations and the creation of the Single European Market have also prompted regulatory activity. In this volume leading industrial economists focus on the process by which governments in market economies deliberately take action to influence economic activity in firms and industries. It provides teachers, students and researchers with a coherent framework for anaylsing regulation and then explores key current issues, including the relationship between information and regulation, the regulation of monopolies and the role of regulation within the European Community. Regulation has conventionally been defended as a remedy for market failure or a curb to monopoly power. Whilst arguing that these remain important functions the book also stresses that regulation can be a positive instrument for promoting industrial development

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Author:   Roger Sugden
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.408kg
ISBN:  

9780415067737

ISBN 10:   0415067731
Pages:   248
Publication Date:   11 March 1993
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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"...""the chapters (save for the three on theory) have a decided European flavor, with US policies and institutions given much play only in the chapter on merger policy. As, surveys the chapters are competent, with at times lively critiques. Each has an extensive (and good) bibliography as a source for further reading. Introductory microeconomics is very helpful in understanding most of this volume."" -""Choice, December 1993"

... the chapters (save for the three on theory) have a decided European flavor, with US policies and institutions given much play only in the chapter on merger policy. As, surveys the chapters are competent, with at times lively critiques. Each has an extensive (and good) bibliography as a source for further reading. Introductory microeconomics is very helpful in understanding most of this volume. - Choice, December 1993

... the chapters (save for the three on theory) have a decided European flavor, with US policies and institutions given much play only in the chapter on merger policy. As, surveys the chapters are competent, with at times lively critiques. Each has an extensive (and good) bibliography as a source for further reading. Introductory microeconomics is very helpful in understanding most of this volume. <br>- Choice, December 1993 <br>

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