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. .
Includes index.
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.