Regulatory Failure and Renewal - The Evolution of the Natural Monopoly Contract, Second Edition

Using the transaction-cost literature pioneered by Oliver Williamson, John Baldwin examines contractual failure in Canada in natural monopoly cases, asking why initial forms of contracts between the state and private enterprise failed, and why this failure so often resulted in the use of public enterprise rather than regulatory tribunals.

About the author

John R. Baldwin taught in the economics department at Queen's University, worked at the Economic Council of Canada, and is the former head of the Economic Analysis Research Group at Statistics Canada.

Summary

Using the transaction-cost literature pioneered by Oliver Williamson, John Baldwin examines contractual failure in Canada in natural monopoly cases, asking why initial forms of contracts between the state and private enterprise failed, and why this failure so often resulted in the use of public enterprise rather than regulatory tribunals.

Product details

• Authors: John R Baldwin, John R. Baldwin
• Publisher: Mcgill-Queen's University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2022
• EAN: 9780228011828
• ISBN: 978-0-2280-1182-8
• No. of pages: 168
• Dimensions: 210 mm x 279 mm x 9 mm
• Weight: 386 g
• Series: Carleton Library Series; Carleton Library
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics