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090			_a4.07 _bP154d
100	1		_aPALAST, Greg _98079
245	1	0	_aDemocracy and regulation : _bhow the public can govern essential services
260			_aLondon : _bPluto Press, _c2003
300			_a233 p.
505	8	0	_tSecrecy, democracy and regulation _tRegulating in public _tOpen information versus secrevy _tWho is the public? _tConsultation is not participation _tEmployees, service quality and democarcy _tFailings of the american system _tCompetition as substitute for regulation? Britain to California _tCrisis in California: electricity competition comes to america _tManipulation and monopoly abuse are impossible to prevent _tUtility services are different _tDeregulation creates new rules and bureaucracies _tThe problem of volativity and new inefficiencies _tThe unioon worker, service quality and deregulation _tPrice discrimination _tDemocratic contro, of deregulation _tRe-regulation is not deregulation _tRecent history _tPrinciples _tRestructuring the industry _tMarket power _tMarket segmentation _tCompetition for domestic customers _tTelephones: the new marketplace is raising prices _tThe open regulatory process _tThe process _tPrinciples _tThe regulators _tSocial pricing _tAffordability programs _tConsumer protecion _tEducation programs _tEfficiency and weatherization programs _tBenefits _tIssues that are publicly decided _tService quality, safety, prices and employment _tChoice of utility ownership form _tUniversal service, including extension of service _tOther regulatory agencies _tChoice of technology _tAn alternative: democratic negotiations _tThe filing _tIntervenion _tMediation _tDiscovery _tAn energy conservation case _tResults of negoations _tBe there: a guide to public participation _tAim high _tBecome informed _tDemand participation _tForge coalitions _tA history of democratic utility regulation in the US Persist _tThe early years _t1880-1907 _tDirect current _tAlternative current _tPublic versus private ownership _t1907-1929 _tRegulation of IOUs _tDevelopment of holding companies _t1930-1970 _tCollapse of insull's empire _tFederal action _tPublic utulity holding company act _tFederal power act _t1980-2002 _tEmerging deregulation _tRegulating the multinational utility _tUnited States _tBrazil _tBolivia _tDemocracy: a value in itself _tFailed experiments in the UK and the US _tThe United Kingdom _tThe United States _tmaintenance and job cutbacks _tRoller-coaster prices _tFew benefits for domestic consumers _tMuch of the electricity debacle was predictable _tThe democratic reaction _tThe biggest failures: California and enron _tCalifornia _tEnron's rise and fall _tThe build-up _tCreative accounting _tThe downfall _tThe money trail _tThe aftermath _tEnron's effect on electricity deregulation _tInternational democracy - developing and developed countries _tInternational ideology and the real interests behind it _tDeveloping countries _tSouth Africa _tBrazil _tOther nations _tResponse of the international bankers _tOther developed countries _tConclusion _tSecrevy versus democracy _tThe case againts democracy _tValue of democratic regulation: it is democratic _tAppendix 1: The american rate base formula determining utility prices is identical to britains RPI-X formula _tAppendix 2: 220 C. M. R. 12.00 standards of conduct for distribution companies and their affiliates
650		4	_aTeoria Politica _912117
650		4	_aDemocracia _911984
650		4	_aPolitica Publica _912796
650		4	_aPolticas Sociais _919856
700	1		_aOPPENHEIM, Jerrold _919857
700	1		_aMACGREGOR, Theo _919858
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998			_a20030206 _bChris _cChris
999			_aConvertido do Formato PHL _bPHL2MARC21 1.1 _c10993 _d10993
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