The Politics of Regulation: Privatized Utilities in Britain

By Alison Young

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349425362
• ISBN13: 9781349425365
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.3" x 11.8"