COMPETITION IN INFRASTRUCTURE INDUSTRIES: Quagmire or Institutional Innovation?

by Johannes M. Bauer

Datum	Value	Source
TITLE	COMPETITION IN INFRASTRUCTURE INDUSTRIES: Quagmire or Institutional Innovation?	SVM HeaderParse 0.2
AUTHOR NAME	Johannes M. Bauer	SVM HeaderParse 0.2
AUTHOR AFFIL	Department of Telecommunication; Michigan State University; 409 Communication Arts and Sciences	SVM HeaderParse 0.2
AUTHOR ADDR	East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA; Telephone +1-517-432-8003, Telefax +1-517-432-8065	SVM HeaderParse 0.2
ABSTRACT	In many countries infrastructure liberalization proceeded faster than the privatization of former state monopolies. Regulatory agencies, established to oversee the transition and safeguard the preconditions for competition, therefore monitor state-owned firms in addition to privately owned firms. Prior accounts of similar arrangements have generated contradictory claims. The paper studies two propositions of this literature theoretically and empirically for the European telecommunications sector. It examines, firstly, whether the dual role of the state as owner and regulator distorts competition. Secondly, it probes whether the combination of government ownership and regulation helps overcome some of the shortcomings of the regulation of private firms. THE COEXISTENCE OF REGULATION, STATE OWNERSHIP AND	SVM HeaderParse 0.2
CITATIONS	46 found	ParsCit 1.0