Competitive Transformation of the Postal and Delivery Sector
Published on 21. November 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
XIII, 390 pages
978-1-4613-4718-7 (ISBN)
Description
Competitive Transformation of the Postal and Delivery Sector
is an indispensable source of information and analysis on the current state of the postal and delivery sector. It offers current insights of leading researchers and practitioners into strategy and regulation as well as the economics of this sector. Issues addressed include national and international perspectives, financial viability, the universal service obligation, regulation, competition, entry, the role of scale and scope economies, the nature and role of cost and demand analysis in postal service, productivity, interaction of law and economics, human resources, transition and reform issues. The papers in the book were selected from the papers presented at the 11
th
Conference on Postal and Delivery Economics, Toledo, Spain, June 4-7, 2003.
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Series
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2004
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Research
Illustrations
XIII, 390 p.
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
616 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4613-4718-7 (9781461347187)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4419-8915-4
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Michael A. Crew | Paul R. Kleindorfer
Competitive Transformation of the Postal and Delivery Sector
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12/2012
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Competitive Transformation of the Postal and Delivery Sector
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11/2003
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Content
Access and Financial Viability.- 1. Access and the USO for Letters and Parcels.- 2. Access and (Non-)Uniform Pricing in the Postal Sector.- 3. Access Pricing and the Uniform Tariff in the Postal Sector.- 4. Is Mandatory Access in the Postal Sector the Key to Success?.- 5. Financial Viability of the Universal Postal Service Provider Under Uniform and Cost-Related Tariffs.- 6. An Empirical Analysis of the Graveyard Spiral.- 7. RPI - X Price Control Regulation in the Postal Sector.- 8. Testing for Anti-Competitive Behavior in Public Enterprises.- 9. An Evaluation of USPS Worksharing: Postal Revenues and Costs From Workshared Activities.- National and International Perspectives.- 10. The WTO Doha Development Agenda: Defining the Scope of Postal Service Liberalization.- 11. A License to Mail: Balancing the USO and Competitive Services Globally.- 12. International Postal Arrangements, Trade, and Competition Law.- 13. A Brief Survey of the USO and Prospects for a Global USO.- 14. A Production Model of Service Quality at An Post.- 15. Evolution and Analysis of the Market Structure of Postal Services in Spain.- 16. Regulating Access to Postal Networks in the European Union The Roles of Antitrust and Sector Specific Regulation.- Modernizing the P.O..- 17. Developing Policies for the Future of the United States Postal Service.- 18. Enhancing Postal Performance Through Improved Labor- Management Relations: Customer Connect as a Case Study.- 19. Pricing Innovation for a Transitioning Postal Administration.