Regulations, Institutions, and Commitment
Subtitle: Comparative Studies of Telecommunications (Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions)
Contributors: Brian Levy (Editor); Pablo T. Spiller (Editor)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: August 28, 1996
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 306
ISBN-13: 9780521550130
Subjects: Media, information & communication industries; Political economy; Telecommunications; Privatization; Political Science; Technology & Industrial Arts; Telecommunication policy; Politics/International Relations; Science/Mathematics; Telecommunication; General; Business & Economics / Economic Development; Political Science-General; Technology / Telecommunications; Telecommunication policy--Cross-cultural stud; Telecommunication policy--Cross-cultural studies; Deregulation; Cross-cultural studies
First sentence: People the world over are calling for privatization and regulatory reform as the solution to the problem of poor performance by public utilities, and as the means to improved service and lower prices.