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PRIORITIES AND PATHWAYS IN SERVICES REFORM : PART II ' POLITICAL ECONOMY STUDIES.

Services markets remain highly regulated and international trade and investment is restricted. Previous works have identified the scope for significant gains from trade, yet those results are often debated and the progress on reform has been slow. Parts I and II in Priorities and Pathways in Service...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Findlay, Christopher
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: WSPC, 2013.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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520 |a Services markets remain highly regulated and international trade and investment is restricted. Previous works have identified the scope for significant gains from trade, yet those results are often debated and the progress on reform has been slow. Parts I and II in Priorities and Pathways in Services Reform help fill the gap in the research around this debate. Part I - Quantitative Studies contains up-to-date assessment and evaluations of the impact of policy in a range of services markets in different countries (through cross-country modelling of the impacts of a reform program). Part II - Po. 
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505 0 |a Preface; Contents; Contributors; List of Tables; List of Figures; Abbreviations; Chapter 1; Overview Christopher Findlay; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Telecommunications; 1.3 Energy; 1.4 Transport; 1.5 Country Studies; 1.6 Ten Lessons of Reforms to Date; 1.6.1 Competition is more important than ownership; 1.6.2 Take a forward-looking view and provide a leadership commitment; 1.6.3 Be aware of 'the gap' in regulatory practice; 1.6.4 Know the costs of the current regime; 1.6.5 The commitment to structural reform is continuous; 1.6.6 Promote engagement from within; 1.6.7 Use experiments. 
505 8 |a 1.6.8 Use independent evaluation for designing options1.6.9 Coordinate when it matters; 1.6.10 Meet universal service obligations; 1.7 Conclusion; Chapter 2; Telecommunications in Papua New Guinea Ronald Duncan; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Historical Background; 2.2.1 Telikom PNG Ltd; 2.2.2 PANGTEL; 2.2.3 Independent Competition and Consumer Commission; 2.2.4 Pacific Mobile Communications Ltd; 2.2.5 Independent Public Business Corporation; 2.2.6 Universal service obligations; 2.3 Development of ICT Policy; 2.3.1 Policy uncertainty; 2.3.2 Multilateral policy restraints; 2.3.3 Domestic restraints. 
505 8 |a 2.4 The Benefits from Opening the Mobile Phone Market2.5 Locking-in Policy through WTO Commitments; 2.6 Conclusion; Chapter 3; Gas in Thailand Deunden Nikomborirak; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 The Structure of the Gas Industry in Thailand; 3.2.1 Domestic competition; 3.2.2 Foreign commercial presence; 3.2.3 Cross-border competition; 3.3 Government Policy; 3.4 The Regulatory Regime; 3.4.1 The institution; 3.4.2 Regulatory rules; 3.5 The Performance of the Thai Gas Industry and PTT; 3.5.1 The Thai gas industry; 3.5.2 Gas prices; 3.5.3 Gas quality; 3.6 Conclusion; Chapter 4. 
505 8 |a Electricity in Russia Alexandra Sidorenko4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Electricity System in Russia; 4.3 Policy Reform; 4.3.1 Ownership; 4.3.2 Regulation; 4.3.3 Review of the implementation of reform; 4.4 Conclusion; Chapter 5; Electricity in Korea Seung-Hoon Lee; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Restructuring and Reaction; 5.2.1 Basic nature of the Korean model; 5.2.2 Reform put on hold; 5.2.3 Retail tariffs and cross-subsidisation; 5.2.4 Emergence of district suppliers; 5.3 Present Status; 5.4 Statistical Features of Korea's Electricity Industry; 5.4.1 Price trends; 5.4.2 Trend of total power losses. 
505 8 |a 5.4.3 Efficiency gains from restructuring?5.5 Politics of Reform; 5.6 Conclusion; Chapter 6; Rail Transport in Chile Raimundo Soto; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Chilean Geography and the Development of Railroads; 6.3 Reforms in Chile's Railroad Industry; 6.4 Regulation and Performance of Chile's Railroad Industry; 6.4.1 The rationale for regulation in railroads; 6.4.2 Railroad regulation in Chile; 6.4.3 Unregulated privatisation; 6.4.4 Regulated concessions; 6.4.5 Remnants of the past; 6.5 Conclusion; Chapter 7; Rail Transport in New Zealand Dave Heatley and Margot Schwass; 7.1 Introduction. 
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