Pierce, Richard J.

Regulated industries in a nutshell / by Richard J. Pierce, Jr. and Ernest Gellhorn. - 4th ed. - St. Paul, Minn. : West Group, 1999. - xxxi, 412 p. : ill. ; 19 cm. - West nutshell series . - Nutshell series. .

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Reasons for regulating -- Legal basis of regulation -- Rate regulation -- Maximum price regulation -- Rates to customers : problems of discrimination and classification -- Rates to customers : problems of allocation -- Regulation of service level and quality -- Minimum rate regulation -- Restrictions on entry -- Rationing restricted resources -- Alternatives to cost of service rate regulation -- Antitrust and regulation -- Primary jurisdiction -- Regulatory failure, deregulation and regulatory reform.

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Public utilities--Law and legislation--United States.

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