Age of Regulatory Reform

The 1970s witnessed a world-wide liberalization of economic markets. This collection of papers not only describes the major changes and sets out the underlying forces leading to them, but also offers analysis of the consequences of reform. The papers embrace national studies (ie the USA, Canada, Australia and the UK) and sectoral studies (relating to aviation, trucking, the bus industry, energy, international and domestic finance and telecommunications). The contents of the book should be of interest not only to academics and policy makers, but also to those involved in the running of industry.Table of ContentPart 1 National studies: US regulatory policy, James W.McKie; reforming direct regulation in Canada, William T.Stanbury; regulatory reform in the UK, Michael Fleming and Kenneth Button; deregulation - the Australian experience, David Starkie; the context and content of regulatory change in Japan, John Haley. Part 2 Industrial case studies: US domestic aviation, Steven A.Morrison; regulatory changes in international air transport, Rigas Doganis; the changing structure of regulation in the British financial system, David T.Llewellyn; international financial regulation - the separation issue, Richard Dale; deregulation and the US truck industry, Michael W.Pustay; regulatory reform of the US and UK inter-city bus industries, Wayne K.Talley; US and UK energy policy, Thomas Weyman-Jones; the North American telecommunications industry - from monopoly to competition, Hudson N.Janisch; regulatory reform - the way forward, Kenneth Button and Dennis Swann.