The Future of the Postal Sector in a Digital World (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)

Worldwide, postal operators have been slow to address the threats from and opportunities created by electronic competition. The European Commission and member states are wrestling with these issues, while at the same time continuing to deal with the interrelated issues of implementing entry into postal markets and maintaining the universal service obligation. The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006 in the U.S. exacerbated financial and managerial problems faced by USPS that result in part from electronic substitution for letter delivery. A major aim of this book is to examine policies to address postal operations in a digital world and ways in which postal operators might reinvent themselves to respond to threats and exploit opportunities. Potential opportunities examined include parcels, e-commerce, digital delivery, regulatory innovations and pricing. This book will be of interest to postal operators, regulatory commissions, consulting firms, competitors and customers, experts in the postal economics, law, and business, and those charged with the responsibility for designing and implementing postal sector policies. Researchers in regulatory economics, transportation technology and industrial organization will also find considerable food for thought in this volume.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Topics in Regulatory Economics and Policy
Release date:	December 2015
First published:	2016
Editors:	Michael Crew • Timothy J. Brennan
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	345
Edition:	1st ed. 2016
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-24452-5
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Political economy Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Microeconomics > General
LSN:	3-319-24452-3
Barcode:	9783319244525

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