Regulating Monopoly: Government regulation of monopolistic industries

Author: Wang Xueqing
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Publish Date: 2004-03-01
Features: Government regulation of monopolistic industries is a very complex, multifaceted, and controversial issue. Before diving into the main content of this book, it is necessary to define and explain the relevant concepts of government regulation of monopolistic industries, the main research subjects of this book, the scope of research, and the key focus of the study to facilitate understanding. The research scope of this book is the government regulation of monopolistic industries in China. The key focus of the study is on specific regulatory policies, including the reform of regulatory systems, innovation in regulatory methods, and the selection of regulatory targets. This book does not explore theoretical issues related to government regulation of monopolistic industries. The content of this book primarily comes from the key research project "Research on Government Regulation of Monopolistic Industries" led by Wang Xueqing and completed in March 2003 by the Macro-Economic Research Institute of the National Development and Reform Commission. This project was funded by the China Economic Academic Fund, and the United Nations Development Programme also provided support during the research process. The appendix of this book contains recent research findings of the main authors, as many of the contents are closely related to the book's theme and are hot topics that are likely to interest readers, so they have been included in this book.