Postal and Delivery Services

Delivering on Competition

Inbunden, Engelska, 2002

Av Michael A. Crew, Paul R. Kleindorger, Michael A. Crew, Paul R. Kleindorfer

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This text aims to be a source of useful information and analysis on the state of the postal and delivery sector. It offers up-to-date insights into strategy and regulation as well as the economics of this sector. Issues addressed include international postal policy, the universal service obligation, regulation, competition, entry, the role of scale and scope economies, the nature and role of cost and demand analysis in postal service, productivity, interaction of law and economics, human resources, transition and reform issues.

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Utgivningsdatum2002-12-31
Mått155 x 235 x 26 mm
Vikt764 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieTopics in Regulatory Economics and Policy
Antal sidor374
Upplaga2002
FörlagKluwer Academic Publishers
ISBN9781402070358

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