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Utility regulation in Britain has now entered a phase in which debate is no longer so much concerned with whether it is preferable to rival systems but with how to shape the'regulatory contract' in monopoly areas and, in potentially competitive areas, how to ensure rivalry.

Contents Regulatory Institutions and Regulatory Policy for Economics in Transition MARTIN CAVE AND JON STERN, Comments by SIR BRYAN CARSBERG … Continue reading “Regulating Utilities: Understanding the Issues”
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In this paper Michael 't Sas-Rolfes carefully examines the benefits and costs of reopening the trade in rhino products. He suggests a strategy for managing the opening of this trade to increase the probability that rhinos as a wild species will survive.

Executive Summary Rhinos are among the most endangered species in the world today. They are poached for their horns and … Continue reading “Rhinos: Conservation, Economics and Trade-Offs”