Has Price Cap Regulation of U.K. Utilities Been a Success?

Has Price Cap Regulation of U.K. Utilities Been a Success?

Price controls -- typically reviewed every five years in the United Kingdom -- have been controversial. The author traces the development of U.K. price controls and explains that the initial controls for electricity and water companies, based on un...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Green, Richard
Format: Viewpoint
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
CONSUMERS
CONTROLLED PRICES
COST OF CAPITAL
DIVIDENDS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
MERGERS
MONOPOLIES
PRICE CAP REGULATION
PRICE CONTROL
PRICE CONTROLS
PRICE INDEX
PRODUCTIVITY
REGULATORY APPROACHES
REGULATORY CAPTURE
RETAIL
SALES
TAKEOVER
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TOTAL REVENUE
UNDERESTIMATES REGULATIONS
DENATIONALIZATION
ELECTRICITY
PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
RATE OF RETURN
CONSUMER PRICES
WATER SUPPLY
MARKET COMPETITION
PUBLIC SERVICES
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1997/11/441716/price-cap-regulation-uk-utilities-success
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11565

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1997/11/441716/price-cap-regulation-uk-utilities-success
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11565

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