The future of the postal sector in a digital world /

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Meeting name:Conference on Postal and Delivery Economics (23rd : 2015 : Vouliagmeni, Greece)
Imprint:Cham : Springer, [2016]
Description:1 online resource
Language:English
Series:Topics in Regulatory Economics and Policy ; v. 0
Topics in regulatory economics and policy.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11250627
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Other authors / contributors:Crew, Michael A., editor.
Brennan, Timothy J., editor.
ISBN:9783319244549
331924454X
9783319244525
Digital file characteristics:text file
PDF
Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
English.
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed December 10, 2015).
Summary: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.
Other form:Print version: Crew, Michael A. Future of the Postal Sector in a Digital World. Cham : Springer International Publishing, ©2015 9783319244525
Standard no.:10.1007/978-3-319-24454-9