Books about Deregulation from Amazon.com

Tough times are ahead and Talbott argues that the coming recession will be on a global scale, affecting economies across the world. We have had no real growth in GDP for the last ten years if purchases with government and personal debt are excluded. In effect, government borrowing and spending on the war and healthcare and Social Security and corporate give-aways combined with dramatic increases in personal spending funded by credit card and mortgage debt have funded unsustainable levels of personal and government consumption. The world's banks are threatened with insolvency due to bad mortgage loans and will not be making new loans for any purposes for a very long time. Consumption, by definition, has to decline. Our financial markets worldwide are in chaos with the inability of any financial house or big hedge fund going bankrupt without pulling down the whole $400 trillion derivatives market and the global financial markets at the same time. With this as a backdrop, Talbott offers practical suggestions as to how homeowners and investors can best weather the coming storm with specific advice on where to invest by type of investment and geographic location. Stocks, bonds, TIPS, commodities, real estate, housing and currencies will all be examined..
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In this updated paperback edition of a "rich, readable, and authoritative" Fortune) book, Wall Street Journal reporter Petzinger tells the dramatic story of how a dozen men, including Robert Crandall of American Airlines, Frank Borman of Eastern, and Richard Ferris of United, battled for control of the world's airlines Radio drive-time pubilcity..
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With a new preface for the paperback edition

Telecommunications policy profoundly affects the economy and our everyday lives. Yet accounts of important telecommunications issues tend to be either superficial (and inaccurate) or mired in jargon and technical esoterica. In Digital Crossroads, Jonathan Nuechterlein and Philip Weiser offer a clear, balanced, and accessible analysis of competition policy issues in the telecommunications industry. After giving a big picture overview of the field, they present sharply reasoned analyses of the major technological, economic, and legal developments confronting communications policymakers in the twenty-first century.

Since the passage of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, when Congress fundamentally reoriented the existing regulatory scheme, no book has cogently explained the intricacies of telecommunications competition policy in the Internet age for general readers, students, and practitioners alike. Digital Crossroads meets this need, focusing on the regulatory dimensions of competition in wireline and wireless telephone service; competition among rival platforms for broadband Internet service and video distribution; and the Internet's transformation of every aspect of the telecommunications industry, particularly through the emergence of "voice over Internet protocol" (VoIP). The authors explain not just the complicated legal issues governing the industry, but also the rapidly changing technological and economic context in which these issues arise. The book includes extensive endnotes and tables that cover relevant court decisions, FCC orders, and academic commentaries; a glossary of acronyms; a statutory addendum containing the most important provisions of federal telecommunications law; and two appendixes with information on more specialized topics. Supplementary materials for students are available at http://spot.colorado.edu/~weiserpj..
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A comprehensive overview of the natural gas industry The book covers topics ranging from how natural gas developed and the physical system, to end users and deregulation, and the major players to market dynamics. A perfect introduction to the industry for new hires or a resource book for any level industry player..
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Can markets be designed? How significant are they impediments to competition found in different sectors? And how do the politics of market design shape the policies that result? Creating Competitive Markets analyzes these questions across a broad range of sectors, including airlines, electricity, education, and pensions. The contributors mine developments in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Japan for evidence about when market design--conventionally known as deregulation--works and when it is likely to fail. While deregulation is often touted as a way to remove politics from the sphere of economics and enterprise, creating markets is an inescapably political process. Policymakers cannot simply remove regulations and walk away. They must fashion new institutions and regulations to promote efficiency, equity, and other important goals--all while contending with political interests similar to those that often made old-style regulation ineffective. Rich in analysis and illuminating detail, Creating Competitive Markets reveals the full complexity of this task..
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in praise of making competition work in electricity

"Here is the book I’ve been looking for to guide me through the devilishly complicated experience of electric industry deregulation…"
–From the Foreword by Alfred E. Kahn

"A thoughtful and comprehensive analysis of the issues associated with creating competitive electricity markets that work well. The book provides a clear road map for steps that the U.S. must take to make electricity industry competition initiatives a success. An essential guide for policymakers."
–Paul L. Joskow
Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of Economics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

"Grounded in solid theory and buttressed by extensive practical experience, Hunt’s analysis brings welcome clarity to the sometimes surreal discussion of electricity restructuring. Ignore it at your peril."
–William W. Hogan
Lucius N. Littauer Professor of Public Policy and Administration John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.
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