This book provides a comprehensive discussion of the public policy and management issues that
are encountered in the regulation of infrastructure and utilities. Drawing from theoretical
arguments and several case studies the book is divided into three parts namely devising
regulation installing regulation and making regulation work. The first part covers theories
of regulation regulatory policies strategies and tools and regulatory reforms. The second
part deals with the politics of regulation and regulatory capacity. The third part discusses
regulatory commitment and investments the performance of regulated industries and the design
of regulatory systems. Case studies pay attention to various sectors (including water
electricity telecommunications highways railways district heating and airports) from
countries in every region of the world.
