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This volume focuses on incentive regulation and competition. While much of the regulatory action is taking place in telecommunications, the impact of competition and the resultant regulatory change is being felt in other traditional public utilities including electricity. The book reviews topics including price caps, incentive regulation, market structure and new regulatory technologies.

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Author:   Michael A. Crew
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   1996 ed.
Volume:   24
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.080kg
ISBN:  

9780792398103

ISBN 10:   0792398106
Pages:   205
Publication Date:   30 September 1996
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1 Seven Myths About Incentive Regulation 1.- 2 Revising Price Caps: The Next Generation of Incentive Regulation Plans.- 3 Price Caps and Revenue Caps: Incentives and Disincentives for Efficiency.- 4 Commissions, Courts, and the Access Pricing Problem.- 5 Industry Structure and Regulation in the England and Wales Electricity Market.- 6 Avoiding Artificial Restrictions on Competition.- 7 Structuring Markets—Determining the Optimal Amount of Regulation: A Discussion of the Changing Electricity Industry.- 8 Utilities Under Competition: An Options-Based Market Approach.- 9 Adopting New Regulatory Technologies in the Electric Utility Industry.- 10 Electric Utility Efficiency with Independent Power Producers.- 11 Regulation, Competition and Rural Telephone Companies.

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