Reforming the Posts : Abandoning the Monopoly-Supported Postal Universal Service Obligation in Developing Countries

Reforming the Posts : Abandoning the Monopoly-Supported Postal Universal Service Obligation in Developing Countries

The monopoly-supported universal service obligation (USO) is usually defended on the grounds that the monopoly allows for cross-subsidy in letter services that in turn allows universal access to a service of great importance to all. The author argues that letter delivery (as opposed to other service...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kenny, Charles
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ACCOUNTING
AVERAGE PERFORMANCE
CITIZEN
CITIZENS
CIVIL WAR
CONSUMER SATISFACTION
CONSUMERS
CORPORATIZATION
COST SAVINGS
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
DISECONOMIES
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
ELECTRICITY
EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
EMPLOYMENT
EXPENDITURES
FIXED COSTS
GDP
GDP PER CAPITA
INCOME
INEFFICIENCY
INSTITUTIONAL REFORM
LABOR COSTS
LABOR FORCE
LDCS
LETTER MAIL
LOW INCOME COUNTRIES
MAIL DELIVERY
MAIL VOLUME
MARGINAL COST
MARKETING
MONEY ORDERS
MONOPOLY
NATURAL MONOPOLIES
NATURAL MONOPOLY
NETWORK EXTERNALITIES
OPERATING EXPENSES
PACKAGES
PARCELS
PARLIAMENT
POST
POST OFFICES
POSTAL ADMINISTRATION
POSTAL EMPLOYEES
POSTAL FINANCIAL SERVICES
POSTAL MARKETS
POSTAL MONOPOLIES
POSTAL NETWORKS
POSTAL OPERATIONS
POSTAL OPERATORS
POSTAL REFORM
POSTAL SERVICE
POSTAL SERVICES
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRODUCTIVITY
PUBLIC SERVICE
SAVINGS
SCALE EFFECTS
SERVICE DELIVERY
TAX
TELEPHONES
TOTAL COSTS
TRANSACTIONS COSTS
UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION
UPU
URBANIZATION
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/06/5849238/reforming-posts-abandoning-monopoly-supported-postal-universal-service-obligation-developing-countries
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8225

Internet

http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/06/5849238/reforming-posts-abandoning-monopoly-supported-postal-universal-service-obligation-developing-countries
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8225

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