Deregulation and Its Discontents: Rewriting the Rules in AsiaM. Ramesh, Michael Howlett Edward Elgar Publishing, 2006 M01 1 - 264 pages . . . an extremely interesting collection, full of insights and institutional detail. . . The book definitely deserves the attention of those interested in one of the most debated issues of the last 20 years in economics and political science. Herb Thomps |
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... in Asia Edited by M. Ramesh National University of Singapore Michael Howlett Simon Fraser University, Canada Edward Elgar Cheltenham, UK • Northampton, MA, USA İM. Ramesh and Michael Howlett 2006 All rights reserved. No.
... in Asia Edited by M. Ramesh National University of Singapore Michael Howlett Simon Fraser University, Canada Edward Elgar Cheltenham, UK • Northampton, MA, USA İM. Ramesh and Michael Howlett 2006 All rights reserved. No.
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... Singapore. He specializes in social security reforms in Asia, public finances in developing countries, and India's economic relations with the rest of Asia. He has published extensively in international journals, and has authored or ...
... Singapore. He specializes in social security reforms in Asia, public finances in developing countries, and India's economic relations with the rest of Asia. He has published extensively in international journals, and has authored or ...
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... Singapore. His core research interests are in issues relating to international migration, and social security reforms. He has published articles and book reviews in journals such as International Social Security Review, Policy and ...
... Singapore. His core research interests are in issues relating to international migration, and social security reforms. He has published articles and book reviews in journals such as International Social Security Review, Policy and ...
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... Singapore. He is a political scientist and currently teaching Southeast Asia politics, religion and politics in Southeast Asia and Southeast Asian studies. His current research looks at the politics of reconciliation and forgiveness in ...
... Singapore. He is a political scientist and currently teaching Southeast Asia politics, religion and politics in Southeast Asia and Southeast Asian studies. His current research looks at the politics of reconciliation and forgiveness in ...
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... Singapore. His research focuses on the political economy of public policy reforms in developing countries. He has published in academic journals such as Governance, Energy Policy, Energy Economics, and Water Policy, as well as in edited ...
... Singapore. His research focuses on the political economy of public policy reforms in developing countries. He has published in academic journals such as Governance, Energy Policy, Energy Economics, and Water Policy, as well as in edited ...
Contents
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race to the bottom top and middle | 29 |
cases in East Asian regulatory reform | 47 |
electricity refoms in Eastern Europe and Central Asia | 49 |
5 Privatization and regulation of competition in the electricity sector | 80 |
6 Independent power producers in Indonesia and the Philippines | 109 |
8 Governance and regulation of provident and pension funds in Asia | 151 |
9 Regulation and deregulation of the stock market in India | 168 |
PART III Policy design pinciples for reulatory reform | 193 |
10 Design principles for smart reglations | 195 |
11 Universal service and the transition from state control to statemonitored competition | 212 |
the dereregulatory cycle learning and spillover effects in regulatory policymaking | 228 |
Index | 237 |
evidence from the Philippines and Thailand | 124 |
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