| The Politics of Regulation: Privatized Utilities in Britain 2001 Edition Contributor(s): Young, A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0333927508 ISBN-13: 9780333927502 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2001 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - Economic Policy - Political Science | Comparative Politics - Political Science | Public Policy - General |
| Dewey: 363.609 |
| LCCN: 00053045 |
| Physical Information: 0.65" H x 5.86" W x 8.9" (0.86 lbs) 172 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1980's - Chronological Period - 1990's - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |