Public Utility Economics and Finance.
本书介绍公共事业的经济和制度安排，涵盖服务类型、经济特征、法律概念、监管问题、定价和资本预算等，适合学生理解现行法规并思考未来问题。
Students will find this presentation of the economic and institutional arrangements that surround the area of public utilities helpful in understanding current regulations and possibly suggesting solutions for future problems. The eight sections of the text cover: (1) an introduction to the nature and types of services provided by public utilities; (2) economic characteristics; (3) legal concepts; (4) traditional issues in regulation; (5) independent regulatory commissions; (6) a critique of public-utility regulation; (7) pricing and the regulation of consumer demand; and (8) capital budgeting and finance. 490 references, 37 figures, 38 tables. (DCK)