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The Politics of Regulation. Privatized Utilities in Britain.
Alison Young
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Paperback. Num Pages: 183 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 210. .
The privatization of the utilities by the Conservative governments of the 1980s and 1990s was a major shift in public policy. It was also a huge experiment in reinventing government, since the newly privatized companies were regulated by high-profile individuals. Frequently criticized and often controversial, the regulators wield enormous power over a large sector of the British economy. This book tells the story of their first fifteen years or so controlling prices, introducing competition, refereeing mergers and sometimes clashing with the government.
The privatization of the utilities by the Conservative governments of the 1980s and 1990s was a major shift in public policy. It was also a huge experiment in reinventing government, since the newly privatized companies were regulated by high-profile individuals. Frequently criticized and often controversial, the regulators wield enormous power over a large sector of the British economy. This book tells the story of their first fifteen years or so controlling prices, introducing competition, refereeing mergers and sometimes clashing with the government.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
183
Condition
New
Number of Pages
172
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349425365
SKU
V9781349425365
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99-5
About Alison Young
ALISON YOUNG is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Management under Regulation, Warwick Business School. She is co-author (with Trevor Smith) of The Fixers: Crisis Management in British Politics.
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