Competitive Transformation of the Postal and Delivery Sector

Authors. Sponsors. Preface and Acknowledgements.
Access and Financial Viability. 1. Access and the USO for Letters and Parcels; M.A. Crew, P.R. Kleindorfer. 2. Access and (Non-)Uniform Pricing in the Postal Sector; E. Billette de Villemeur, H. Cremer, B. Roy, J. Toledano. 3. Access Pricing and the Uniform Tariff in the Postal Sector; P. De Donder, H. Cremer, F. Rodriguez. 4. Is Mandatory Access in the Postal Sector the Key to Success? N. van der Lijn, A. Meijer. 5. Financial Viability of the Universal Postal Service Provider Under Uniform and Cost-Related Tariffs; G. d'Alcantara, B. Amerlync. 6. An Empirical Analysis of the Graveyard Spiral; R. Cohen, M. Robinson, R. Sheehy, J. Walle, S. Xenakis. 7. RPI - X Price Control Regulation in the Postal Sector; L. Correia da Silva, P. Dudley, L. Mautino, S. Richard. 8. Testing for Anti-Competitive Behavior in Public Enterprises; M.D. Bradley, J. Colvin, M. Perkins. 9. An Evaluation of USPS Worksharing: Postal Revenues and Costs From Workshared Activities; J. Haldi, W.J. Olson.
National and International Perspectives. 10. The WTO Doha Development Agenda: Defining the Scope of Postal Service Liberalization; A. Alverno, A. Levy. 11. A License to Mail: Balancing the USO and Competitive Services Globally; R. Carter, R. Goethart, C. Kindstrand, A. Meijer, M. van der Horst. 12. International Postal Arrangements, Trade, and Competition Law; G. Harford, W. Eitan. 12. A Brief Survey of the USO and Prospects for a Global USO; P. Leskinen. 13. A Production Model of Service Quality at An Post; G. Swinand. 14. Evolution and Analysis of the Market Structure of Postal Services in Spain; A. Escribano, P. González, J. Lasheras. 15. Regulating Access to Postal Networks in the European Union: The Roles of Antitrust and Sector Specific Regulation; J.J. Montero.
Modernizing the P.O. 16. Developing Policies for the Future of the United States Postal Service; M.A. Crew, P.R. Kleindorfer. 17. Enhancing Postal Performance Through Improved Labor-Management Relations: Customer Connect as a Case Study; A. Vegliante, J. Mularski, J. Sauber, D. Treworgy, J. Jackson. 18. Pricing Innovation for a Transitioning Postal Administration; M. Adra, A. Ayub, C. Crum, M. Plunkett.