Table of Contents:
  • 1. Reform of sectoral economic regulations in the United States: Air transport
  • Road transport
  • Rail freight
  • Electric power
  • Telephone
  • Natural gas distribution
  • Financial services
  • Regulatory lessons from the US savings and loan crisis
  • Regulatory reform in US health care
  • 2. Government capacity to assure high quality regulation
  • 3. The role of competition policy in regulatory reform
  • 4. Enhancing market openness through regulatory reform
  • 5. Regulatory reform in the electricity industry
  • 6. Regulatory reform in the telecommunications industry
  • 7. Conclusions and policy options for regulatory reform in the United States.