The Regulatory Challenge

By: Matthew Bishop (Editor), John Kay (Editor), Colin Mayer (Editor)

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The last decade has witnessed the introduction of an elaborate system of regulation in the UK. Whole segments of British industry are now operating under the supervision of regulatory bodies not dissimilar to the government departments they were designed to replace. Regulation has been an inevitable part of the structural changes in the 1980s, notably the privatization programme and changes in the financial services industries. This book assesses these developments across a number of sectors (utilities, telecommunications, financial services, health, and higher education) and offers a range of perspectives for understanding the various objectives, mechanisms, and institutions involved. The book offers important insights into the way in which the structure of privatized industries interact with the form of regulation. It has significant implications for countries that are embarking on the process of privatization, regulation, and deregulation of their industries.Contributors: Mark Armstrong, William Baumol, Michael Beesley, Martin Cave, Evan Davis, Ruth Dodsworth, Simon Domberger, Stephanie Flanders, Peter Grindley, Paul Grout, Norman Ireland, Bruce Laidlaw, Alan Maynard, John McEldowney, Francis McGowan, Ray Rees, Laura Rovizzi, Paul Seabright, Avrom Sharr, David Thompson, John Vickers, Thomas Weyman-Jones, Ann Whitfield, Peter Williamson

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`Excellent book. Good coverage.' S.J. Slater, Napier University `The essays are sophisticated and up-to-date treatments of the relevant problems. They would make useful supplementary reading in North American upper-level undergraduate and graduate courses on regulation and are very strongly recommended.' D.E. Moggridge, University of Toronto, Choice `The book is interesting, the introduction excellent.' The Economic Journal `A useful text for those interested in current and future developments of regulatory policy.' Long Range Planning `The book is well planned, so that it covers a wide scope of industries other than basic privatized industries ... all the public utilities ... and many services ... Useful empirical studies of market structure, conduct and performance are often included.' The Southern Economic Journal

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List of Figures
List of Tables
Notes on Contributors
Introduction	p. 1
Express Coaching: Privatization, Incumbent Advantage, and the Competitive Process	p. 18
Conflicting Regulator Objectives: The Supply of Gas to UK Industry	p. 43
Reforming the NHS	p. 67
Regulatory Reform in Higher Education in the UK: Incentives for Efficiency and Product Quality	p. 85
The Impact of Competition on Pricing and Quality of Legal Services	p. 119
The Regulation of Financial Services: Lessons from the UK for 1992	p. 138
The Reregulation of British Broadcasting	p. 160
Information Asymmetries and Product-Quality Regulation	p. 191
Regulation and Standards Policy: Setting Standards by Committees and Markets	p. 210
Regulation in the European Community and its Impact on the UK	p. 227
Modified Regulation of Telecommunications and the Public Interest Standard	p. 254
Competition and Regulation in Telecommunications	p. 283
The Development of Telecommunications Policy in the UK, 1981-1991	p. 309
The Regulation of Product Quality in the Public Utilities	p. 336
RPI - X Price-Cap Regulation	p. 358
The Cost of Capital in Regulated Industries	p. 386
Law and Regulation: Current Issues and Future Directions	p. 408
Problems of Yardstick Regulation in Electricity Distribution	p. 423
Index	p. 445
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