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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description:
Worldwide, postal and delivery economics has attracted considerable interest. Numerous questions have arisen, including the role of regulation, funding the Universal Service Obligation, postal reform in Europe, Asia and North America, the future of national postal operators, demand and pricing strategies, and the principles that should govern the introduction of competition. Collected here are responses to these questions in the form of 24 essays written by researchers, practitioners, and senior managers from throughout the world
pt. 1. Universal service obligation -- pt. 2. Demand -- pt. 3. Pricing under entry -- pt. 4. Regulation -- pt. 5. Postal reform -- pt. 6. Accounting and cost