1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910809925903321

Titolo

The end of a natural monopoly : deregulation and competition in the electric power industry / / edited by Peter Z. Grossman, Daniel H. Cole

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : JAI, 2003

ISBN

1-135-69700-0

1-135-69701-9

0-429-23291-8

1-138-01128-2

1-280-07610-0

0-203-48416-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (243 p.)

Collana

The economics of legal relationships ; ; v. 7

Altri autori (Persone)

GrossmanPeter Z. <1948->

ColeDaniel H. <1958->

Disciplina

333.7932

333.79320973

Soggetti

Electric utilities - Deregulation

Electric utilities - Deregulation - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; STATEMENT OF SCOPE; INTRODUCTION; IS ANYTHING NATURALLY A MONOPOLY?; EDITORS' FOREWORD TO CHAPTER 3; THE ORIGINS AND DEVELOPMENT OF ELECTRIC POWER REGULATION; THE ~REGULATORY CONTRACT~; THE ZENITH OF THE NATURAL MONOPOLY SYSTEM; EDITORS' FOREWORD TO CHAPTER 6; WHITHER NATURAL MONOPOLY? THE CASE OF ELECTRICITY; UNIVERSAL SERVICE IN COMPETITIVE RETAIL ELECTRIC MARKETS: REFIN(ANC)ING THE DUTY TO SERVE FOR A POST-NATURAL MONOPOLY ERA; STRANDED BENEFITS VERSUS STRANDED COSTS IN UTILITY DEREGULATION; EDITORS' FOREWORD TO CHAPTERS 9 AND 10

WHY THE MUSIC IS OFF-KEY WHEN LAWYERS SING FROM ECONOMISTS' SONGBOOKS OR WHY PUBLIC UTILITY DEREGULATION WILL FAILDOES THE END OF A NATURAL MONOPOLY MEAN DEREGULATION?

Sommario/riassunto

This book addresses the fundamental issues underlying the debate over electric power regulation and deregulation. After decades of the



presumption that the electric power industry was a natural monopoly, recent times have seen a trend of deregulation followed by panicked re-regulation. This important book critically analyses this controversial area from a legal and economic perspective.