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The Politics of Regulation: Privatized Utilities in Britain

By Alison Young

Book information

Year
2001
ISBN
0333927508, 9780333927502, 9780333978122
Open Library ID
OL9490424M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
512 kB (524757 bytes)
Pages
186\185
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

The privatization of British utilities by the conservative governments of the 1980s and 1990s was a major shift in public policy. It was also an experiment in reinventing government, since the newly privatized companies were regulated by high-profile individuals. Frequently criticized and often controversial, the regulators still wield enormous power over a large sector of the British Economy. This book tells the story of their first 15 years of controlling prices, introducing competition, refereeing mergers, and sometimes clashing with the government.

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