Paul S. Dempsey, Andrew R. Goetz

Airline Deregulation and Laissez-Faire Mythology (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

Airline deregulation is a failure, conclude Professors Dempsey and Goetz. They assault the conventional wisdom in this provocative book, finding that the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978, championed by a profound political movement which also advocated the deregulation of the bus, trucking, rail, and pipeline industries, failed to achieve the promises of its proponents. Only now is the full impact of deregulation being felt. Airline deregulation has resulted in unprecedented industry concentration, miserable service, a deterioration in labor-management relations, a narrower margin of safety, and higher prices for the consumer.

This comprehensive book begins by exploring the strategy, tactics, and egos of the major airline robber barons, including Frank Lorenzo and Carl Icahn. In separate chapters, the strengths, weaknesses, and corporate cultures of each of the major airlines are evaluated. Part Two assesses the political, economic, and social justifications for New Deal regulation of aviation, and its deregulation in the late 1970s. Part Three then addresses the major consequences of deregulation in chapters on concentration, pricing, service, and safety, and Part Four advances a legislative agenda for solving the problems that have emerged. Professors Dempsey and Goetz advocate a middle course of responsible government supervision between the dead hand of regulation of the 1930s and the contemporary evil of market Darwinism. The book will be of particular interest to airline and airport industry executives, government officials, and students and scholars in public policy, economics, business, political science, and transportation.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 392
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. September 1992
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780313066603
• Artikelnr.: 37824349

Autorenporträt

PAUL STEPHEN DEMPSEY is Professor of Law and Director of the Transportation Law Program at the University of Denver College of Law. He is the Faculty Editor of the Transportation Lawyers Association. The author of nearly thirty law review articles, he has written two related books: Law and Economic Regulation in Transportation (Quorum, 1986) and Law and Foreign Policy in International Aviation.

Inhaltsangabe

An Introduction to the Deregulated Airline Industry Introduction Corporate
Pirates and Robber Barons in the Cockpit The Megacarriers American Airlines
Continental Airlines Delta Airlines Eastern Airlines Northwest Airlines Pan
American Airlines Trans World Airlines United Air Lines USAir Regulation
and Deregulation: The Metamorphosis in American Public Policy Origins of
Regulation: The Legislative History of the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938
The Traditional Regulatory Criteria Cab Regulation, 1938-75: The
Congressional Perspective The Cab Under Alfred Kahn: The Origins of De
Facto Deregulation The Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 Cab Implementation
of the Airline Deregulation Act The Demise of the Civil Aeronautics Board
The Results of Deregulation Concentration Pricing Service The Economic
Effects of Deregulation: The $6 Billion Myth Safety Airline Survival and
Market Darwinism: Dawn of the Global Megacarriers Proposed Solutions: The
Proper Relationship Between Government and the Market Reregulation: Dare We
Speak It? Putting the Airlines Back on Course: A Modest Legislative Agenda
Conclusions