The Politics of Regulation: Privatized Utilities in Britain

Young, A.

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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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2001-03-13

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780333927502

DOI: 10.1057/9780333978122

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 172