Regulating utilities : new issues new solutions Every year the Institute of Economic Affairs and the London Business School publish a volume of essays about Britains system of utility regulation with additional discussion of regulation in other countries. The book is a must for those interested in regulation because it is an up to date review of the major issues in the field and includes the views of the sector regulators and the general competition authorities 1. Water : the 1999 price review Colin Mayer chairmans comments Colin Robinson 2. Alternative approaches to financial regulation David Llewellyn ; chairmans comments Howard Davies 3. Competition act assessments and economic efficiency George Yarrow ; chairmans comments John Bridgeman 4. NETA and transmission Ralph Turvey ; chairmans comments Eileen Marshall 5. The future of European communications regulation : an assessment of the European Commissions 1999 communication review Martin Cave and Luigi Prosperetti ; chairmans comments David Edmonds 6. Railway franchising : is it sufficient On rail competition in the privatized passenger rail industry Ian Jones ; chairmans comments Tom Winsor 7. A new deal for airports David Starkie ; chairmans comments Malcolm Field 8. Gas : regulatory response to social needs Catherine Waddams ; chairmans comments Callum McCarthy 9. The competition commission : prospects and problems Dan Goyder ; chairmans comments Derek Morris