San Antonio College Library

"This book addresses one of these questions: how can government fairly and effectively regulate what are "natural monopolies"--Those infrastructure and utility services whose technologies make competition impractical?" "Rather than sticking narrowly to economics, José A. Gómez-Ibáñez also draws on history, politics, and a wealth of examples to provide a road map for various approaches to regulation. He makes a strong case for favoring market-oriented...

"Beginning in 1983, the Mexican government implemented one of the most extensive programs of market-oriented reform in the developing world. Downsizing the State examines a key element of this reform program: the privatization of public firms." "After providing a broad overview of the growth and decline of public ownership in Mexico, Dag MacLeod analyzes the process of privatization in three key industries - aviation, telecommunications, and railroads....