Regulations, Institutions, and Commitment: Comparative Studies of Telecommunications - Couverture rigide

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9780521550130: Regulations, Institutions, and Commitment: Comparative Studies of Telecommunications
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ISBN 10 : 0521550130 ISBN 13 : 9780521550130
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1996

Synopsis

The book assesses the impact of core political and social institutions on regulatory structures and performance in the telecommunications industry in Jamaica, the United Kingdom, Chile, Argentina, and the Philippines. These core institutions are shown to influence strongly the credibility and effectiveness of regulation, and thus its ability to encourage private investment and support efficiency. Currently, privatization and regulatory reform are often viewed as the solution to the problem of poor performance by telecommunications and other public utilities. This volume argues that these high expectations may not always be met because of the way a country's political and social institutions - its executive, legislative and judicial systems, its informal norms of public behaviour - interact with regulatory processes and economic conditions. In some environments, regulatory solutions run counter to the prevailing wisdom: achieving credible commitment may require an inflexible regulatory regime, and sometimes public ownership of utilities may be the only feasible alternative.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The book assesses the impact of core political and social institutions on regulatory structures and performance in the telecommunications industry in Jamaica, the United Kingdom, Chile, Argentina, and the Philippines. These core institutions are shown to influence strongly the credibility and effectiveness of regulation, and thus its ability to encourage private investment and support efficiency. Currently, privatization and regulatory reform are often viewed as the solution to the problem of poor performance by telecommunications and other public utilities. This volume argues that these high expectations may not always be met because of the way a country's political and social institutions - its executive, legislative and judicial systems, its informal norms of public behaviour - interact with regulatory processes and economic conditions. In some environments, regulatory solutions run counter to the prevailing wisdom: achieving credible commitment may require an inflexible regulatory regime, and sometimes public ownership of utilities may be the only feasible alternative.

Revue de presse

"...the book is of interest not only for telecommunications economists with the conclusions reached being of relevance for other regulated industries as well." Pio Baake, Journal of Institutional & Theoretical Economics

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Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition
1996
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0521550130
ISBN 13 
9780521550130
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
312
Éditeur
Levy Brian, Spiller Pablo T.
Coordonnées du fabricant
Cambridge University Press
https://www.cambridge.org/

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9780521559966: Regulations Institutions Commitment: Comparative Studies of Telecommunications

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0521559960 ISBN 13 :  9780521559966
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2008
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