The Politics of Regulation
Privatized Utilities in Britain
Published on 13. March 2001
XI, 172 pages
978-0-333-97812-2 (ISBN)
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The privatization of the utilities by the Conservative governments of the 1980s and 1990s was a major shift in public policy. It was also a huge experiment in reinventing government, since the newly privatized companies were regulated by high-profile individuals. Frequently criticized and often controversial, the regulators wield enormous power over a large sector of the British economy. This book tells the story of their first fifteen years or so controlling prices, introducing competition, refereeing mergers and sometimes clashing with the government.
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ALISON YOUNG is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Management under Regulation, Warwick Business School. She is co-author (with Trevor Smith) of
The Fixers: Crisis Management in British Politics
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Content
Preface List of Abbreviations Nationalization and Privatization Regulator at Work A Fair Deal for Consumers? Monopoly and Competition The Regulators and Parliament The Impact of Environmental Policies 'Government in Miniature'? Notes References Index
