The crisis of the regulatory commissions ; an introduction to a current issue of public policy /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: MacAvoy, Paul W.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Norton, [1970]
Edition:[1st ed.].
Series:Problems of the modern economy.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Rate regulation, by F. Frankfurter and H. M. Hart, Jr
  • Conflicting principles of public utility rate regulation, by A. P. Lerner
  • Natural monopoly and its regulation, by R. A. Posner
  • What can regulators regulate? The case of electricity, by G. J. Stigler and C. Friedland
  • Comment, by R. H. Coase
  • The effect of rate regulation on resource allocation in transportation, by G. Wilson
  • Competitive policy for transportation? By M. J. Peck
  • The economics of broadcasting and public policy, by R. H. Coase
  • Monopoly and competition in television; some policy issues, by P. O. Steiner
  • Carnegie, Ford, and public television, by S. White
  • Performance, structure, and the goals of Civil Aeronautics Board regulation, by R. E. Caves
  • The rationale for regulation of gas field prices, by P. W. MacAvoy
  • Regulation of the field market for natural gas by the Federal Power Commission, by E. W. Kitch
  • Reasonable rules for rate regulation; plausible policies for an imperfect world, by W. J. Baumol
  • Controlling the rate of return on investment; a suggested plan, by E. W. Clemens
  • Possible alternatives to direct regulation, by E. Renshaw
  • Suggested further readings (p. 211-212)