Author: John Haldi
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Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 92
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Postal Monopoly: an Assessment of the Private Express Statutes
Author: John Haldi
Publisher:
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Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 92
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Publisher:
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Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 92
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The Last Monopoly
Author: Edward Lee Hudgins
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Papers presented at the Cato Institute conference, held June 14, 1995, in Washington, D.C. Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Papers presented at the Cato Institute conference, held June 14, 1995, in Washington, D.C. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Protecting Competition from the Postal Monopoly
Author: J. Gregory Sidak
Publisher: A E I Press
ISBN: 9780844739502
Category : Government business enterprises
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
The Private Express Statutes protect the U.S. Postal Service from competition in the delivery of letter mail. In contrast, few if any corresponding rules protect competition in other areas from the federal government's postal monopoly. Not only are the Postal Service's competitive activities arguably unrestricted by any explicit application of antitrust law, but public ownership and control exempt the Postal Service's actions from the corporate governance that is characteristic of private enterprises. The Postal Service can take advantage of its autonomy and protected letter mail monopoly to subsidize its entry and expansion in competitive markets, such as parcel post and express mail. That raises a fundamental issue: whether Congress's grant of a monopoly to the Postal Service over the delivery of letter mail should be used to restrict or supplant private commerce in other markets. In this book J. Gregory Sidak and Daniel F. Spulber examine the justifications for the publicly protected postal monopoly and its public ownership and control. On the basis of their economic and legal analysis, the authors demonstrate the need to prevent extension of the postal monopoly into competitive markets.
Publisher: A E I Press
ISBN: 9780844739502
Category : Government business enterprises
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
The Private Express Statutes protect the U.S. Postal Service from competition in the delivery of letter mail. In contrast, few if any corresponding rules protect competition in other areas from the federal government's postal monopoly. Not only are the Postal Service's competitive activities arguably unrestricted by any explicit application of antitrust law, but public ownership and control exempt the Postal Service's actions from the corporate governance that is characteristic of private enterprises. The Postal Service can take advantage of its autonomy and protected letter mail monopoly to subsidize its entry and expansion in competitive markets, such as parcel post and express mail. That raises a fundamental issue: whether Congress's grant of a monopoly to the Postal Service over the delivery of letter mail should be used to restrict or supplant private commerce in other markets. In this book J. Gregory Sidak and Daniel F. Spulber examine the justifications for the publicly protected postal monopoly and its public ownership and control. On the basis of their economic and legal analysis, the authors demonstrate the need to prevent extension of the postal monopoly into competitive markets.
Changing the Private Express Laws
Author: United States. Department of Justice
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Category : Express service
Languages : en
Pages : 48
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Category : Express service
Languages : en
Pages : 48
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Monopoly Mail
Author: Douglas Adie
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351504819
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
First class postage rates have risen from six cents in 1971 to 25 cents in 1988. This rapid increase might be justifiable if service had improved commen-surately, but in fact postal service has steadily deteriorated. The Postal Service concedes that it takes ten percent longer to deliver a first class letter than it did in the 1960s, and one recent postmaster general admits that delivery may have been more reliable in the 1920s. In this volume, Adie reviews the failures of the U.S. Postal Service - an inability to innovate, soaring labor costs, huge deficits, chronic inefficiency, and declining service standards. He blames most of these problems on the postal service's monopoly status. Competition produces efficiency and innovation; monopoly breeds inefficiency, high costs and stagnation. He also examines the experiences of other countries and other industries that may be valuable in prescribing reform for the postal service. The breakup of AT&T provides lessons that may be applied to postal reform. The long-run effects of deregulation on the airline industry are also examined. Since the postal service has serious union problems, Adie looks at the air traffic controllers' strike and other evidence on pay and labor relations in government unions. Finally, Adie examines the experiences of Canada and Great Britain with privatization of government companies. He then offers a comprehensive - and controversial - reform plan for the U.S. Postal Service, with no further monopoly privileges or taxpayer subsidies. He argues that private companies should be free to compete with the Postal Service, and it, in turn, should be free to compete in all phases of the communications business. Without privatization and deregulation, the Postal Service is doomed to continuing inefficiency, rising costs, worsening labor relations, and an increasing loss of customers to more innovative and efficient service providers. Competition would give the Postal Service a chance to enter the 21st ce
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351504819
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
First class postage rates have risen from six cents in 1971 to 25 cents in 1988. This rapid increase might be justifiable if service had improved commen-surately, but in fact postal service has steadily deteriorated. The Postal Service concedes that it takes ten percent longer to deliver a first class letter than it did in the 1960s, and one recent postmaster general admits that delivery may have been more reliable in the 1920s. In this volume, Adie reviews the failures of the U.S. Postal Service - an inability to innovate, soaring labor costs, huge deficits, chronic inefficiency, and declining service standards. He blames most of these problems on the postal service's monopoly status. Competition produces efficiency and innovation; monopoly breeds inefficiency, high costs and stagnation. He also examines the experiences of other countries and other industries that may be valuable in prescribing reform for the postal service. The breakup of AT&T provides lessons that may be applied to postal reform. The long-run effects of deregulation on the airline industry are also examined. Since the postal service has serious union problems, Adie looks at the air traffic controllers' strike and other evidence on pay and labor relations in government unions. Finally, Adie examines the experiences of Canada and Great Britain with privatization of government companies. He then offers a comprehensive - and controversial - reform plan for the U.S. Postal Service, with no further monopoly privileges or taxpayer subsidies. He argues that private companies should be free to compete with the Postal Service, and it, in turn, should be free to compete in all phases of the communications business. Without privatization and deregulation, the Postal Service is doomed to continuing inefficiency, rising costs, worsening labor relations, and an increasing loss of customers to more innovative and efficient service providers. Competition would give the Postal Service a chance to enter the 21st ce
The Private Express Statutes and Their Administration
Author: United States Postal Service. Board of Governors
Publisher:
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Category : Express service
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
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Category : Express service
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Free the Mail
Author: Peter J. Ferrara
Publisher: Cato Institute
ISBN: 9780932790767
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Publisher: Cato Institute
ISBN: 9780932790767
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
The Private Express Statutes, Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Postal Service ..., 93-1, October 2, 3, 11, 25, 31, and December 11, 1973
Author: United States. Congress. House. Post Office and Civil Service Committee
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Languages : en
Pages : 246
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Languages : en
Pages : 246
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Statutes Restricting Private Carriage of Mail and Their Administration
Author: United States Postal Service. Board of Governors
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Category : Postal service
Languages : en
Pages : 212
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Publisher:
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Category : Postal service
Languages : en
Pages : 212
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Private Express Statutes
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. Subcommittee on Postal Operations and Services
Publisher:
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Category : Postal service
Languages : en
Pages : 376
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Publisher:
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Category : Postal service
Languages : en
Pages : 376
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