Handbook of Worldwide Postal Reform (2008)
Michael Crew, Paul Kleindorfer, and James I. Campbell Jr., eds., Cheltenham, U.K.: Edward Elgar, 2008. Cloth bound. 460 pages. ISBN 978-1-84720-957-3.
The postal and delivery sector has been the subject
of considerable interest in recent years. This book brings together a number of
contributions directed at understanding developments in the field of postal
reform. The authors review the experience and plans of individual countries to
provide some perspective on the problems faced in the area and the varied
approaches being taken to address it. They also review key elements of policy
and strategy that are important in this debate. Gradual change occurred
throughout the world's postal systems during the 1990s and into the 21st
century. These regulatory and legal developments, together with advances in
micro-electronics, fiber optics, and with the possibility of electronic
substitution, continue to have a major impact on the sector. Regulatory changes
have been most visible in Europe with the approval of the 3rd Postal Directive
for the European Union in 2008. However, Europe has not been alone in facing
these changes, as reform legislation in the US has also attempted to respond to
changes in postal markets with the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of
2006 (PAEA). Similar trends toward restructuring and reform of the sector are
evident in other countries as well. This comprehensive book analyses and
describes the forces underlying these changes, the nature of the responses to
them at the country and regional level and some of the major challenges that
postal operators, postal customers and regulators are likely to encounter in the
future. Scholars and students of regulation in general and those specifically
interested in the postal and delivery sector will find this volume invaluable,
as will policymakers and professionals within the industry. Download brochure for the book,
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