The Politics of Regulation: Privatized Utilities in Britain (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781349425365)

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.

Author: A. Young
ISBN-10: 1349425362
ISBN-13: 9781349425365
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2001
Pages: 172
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 11.80h x 8.30w x 0.70d