Network Industries

Autorentext

Matthias Finger is Swiss Post Chair in Management of Network Industries at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Klappentext

The unique challenges associated with understanding network industries requires insights from a range of disciplinary perspectives, namely economics, engineering, law, and political science. This book analyses the de- and re-regulation of the network industries and the regulatory challenges these industries will face in the future.

Inhalt

1. Introduction 2. Rationales for Government Regulation 3. Politics of Regulation 4. Regulating Natural Monopolies 5. Competition for the Market 6. Telecommunications and Postal Services 7. Transportation 8. Energy and Water 9. Digitalization and Network Industries 10. Conclusion: The future of network industry regulation