Regulated Industries in a Nutshell

by Richard J. Pierce Jr., Ernest Gellhorn

This authoritative guide presents the reasons behind industry regulation and the legal basis for it. Text discusses calculating rate base and rate of return, cost allocation, and rate design. Added attention is given to many of the new market-oriented forms of regulation, such as service unbundling, equal access to bottleneck facilities, competitive contracting, managed competition in health care, and incentive regulation.

443 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 1999