Is the U.S. Dancing to a Different Drummer?

Marcus, J. Scott (2005): Is the U.S. Dancing to a Different Drummer? Published in: International Journal of Digital Economics No. 60 (December 2005): pp. 39-58.

Abstract

Is the United States in full retreat from internationally recognized regulatory best practice? Or is it instead headed toward some different destination – "dancing to the beat of a different drummer"? Where is this likely to lead?

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
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• Institution: Communications & Strategies
• Language: English
• Keywords: broadband; regulation; competition; VoIP
• Subjects: H - Public Economics > H4 - Publicly Provided Goods > H41 - Public Goods; D - Microeconomics > D4 - Market Structure and Pricing > D43 - Oligopoly and Other Forms of Market Imperfection; L - Industrial Organization > L4 - Antitrust Issues and Policies > L43 - Legal Monopolies and Regulation or Deregulation; L - Industrial Organization > L3 - Nonprofit Organizations and Public Enterprise > L33 - Comparison of Public and Private Enterprises; Privatization; Contracting Out; L - Industrial Organization > L5 - Regulation and Industrial Policy > L51 - Economics of Regulation; L - Industrial Organization > L4 - Antitrust Issues and Policies > L41 - Monopolization; Horizontal Anticompetitive Practices; L - Industrial Organization > L9 - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities > L96 - Telecommunications