Regulating Utilities and Promoting Competition

Edited by Colin Robinson, Emeritus Professor of Economics, University of Surrey, UK

'The reader is aided by an introduction summarising arguments made in the lectures and a useful index. That the speaker or commentator is a senior official from a regulatory or enforcement authority makes the volume of considerable value to practitioners, policymakers, and academics involved in regulatory reform as it provides an up-to-date review of the major issues, not only indicating current regulatory practice but also its future trajectory.'

• Contents: Introduction 1. The Future of the Railways in the Light of the Government’s Rail Review 2004 – Tom Winsor, Comment – Stephen Glaister 2. International Trade in Gas and Prospects for UK Gas Supplies – Nigel Cornwall, Comment – John Michell 3. The Economics and Politics of Wind Power – David Simpson, Comment – Alistair Buchanan 4. The Competition Appeal Tribunal: Five Years On – Christopher Bellamy, Comment – George Yarrow 5. A Year Under Ofcom – Robin Mason 6. Trying to Make Sense of Abuse of a Dominant Position – Thomas Sharpe, Comment – John Vickers 7. The Role of Economics in Merger Review – John Fingleton, Comment – Leonard Waverman, Comment on Mergers and Comparative Competition in the Water Industry – Philip Fletcher 8. Privatisation and Regulation in Developing Countries – David Parker and Colin Kirkpatrick, Comment – Colin Robinson Index