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OverviewWorldwide, postal and delivery economics has attracted considerable interest. Numerous questions have arisen, including the role of regulation, funding the Universal Service Obligation, postal reform in Europe, Asia and North America, the future of national postal operators, demand and pricing strategies, and the principles that should govern the introduction of competition. Collected here are responses to these questions in the form of 24 essays written by researchers, practitioners, and senior managers from throughout the world. This volume will have a broad appeal, with an audience ranging from practitioners in the express and delivery industry, national Postal Operators and managers, to economists, regulators, competition lawyers, marketers, scholars in economic regulation, and institutional libraries. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Michael A. Crew , Paul R. KleindorferPublisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Imprint: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Dimensions: Width: 16.90cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 24.40cm Weight: 0.850kg ISBN: 9781847205070ISBN 10: 1847205070 Pages: 416 Publication Date: 31 January 2008 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviews'This is an important contribution for the regulatory issues in an important sector that is experiencing only now the pains of liberalisation in order to improve consumer welfare and became more efficient, as other sectors like energy and telecommunications have already experienced.' -- Abel Mateus, World Competition `This is an important contribution for the regulatory issues in an important sector that is experiencing only now the pains of liberalisation in order to improve consumer welfare and became more efficient, as other sectors like energy and telecommunications have already experienced.' -- Abel Mateus, World Competition Author InformationEdited by the late Michael A. Crew, formerly CRRI Professor of Regulatory Economics and Director, Center for Research in Regulated Industries (CRRI), Rutgers Business School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, US and the late Paul R. Kleindorfer, former Paul Dubrule Professor of Sustainable Development, INSEAD, France and Anheuser-Busch Professor Emeritus of Management Science, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, US Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |