The changing postal and delivery sector : towards a renaissance / Michael Crew, Pier Luigi Parcu, Timothy Brennan, editors.
"This book addresses some of the major issues facing postal and delivery services throughout the world. Postal operators worldwide have been slow to address the threats from and opportunities created by electronic competition. The European Commission and member states are wrestling with these...
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Cham, Switzerland :
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[2017]
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Table of Contents:
- The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act After 10 Years—Some Proposals for Reform / Michael Crew, Timothy Brennan
- Lessons from the Postal Sector to Telecommunications and Vice Versa / Pier Luigi Parcu, Virginia Silvestri
- E-Substitution and the Demand for Business Mail in the UK: Trends and Prospects / Frank Rodriguez, Soterios Soteri, Stefan Tobias
- An Examination of the Links Between Postal Price Constraints, Efficiency, Competition and Public Welfare / Philippe De Donder, Frank Rodriguez, Soterios Soteri
- The Personalization and Volume Trade-Off: A Future Without Saturation Mail? / Michael D. Bradley, Adam C. Houck
- An Economic Perspective on Terminal Dues / Henrik Ballebye Okholm, Bruno Basalisco, Jimmy Gårdebrink, Anna Möller Boivie
- A Case Study of Density of Retail Outlets in Portugal: Regulation and Politics in Postal Markets / João Confraria, Vítor Miguel Ribeiro, Agostinho Franco, Frederico Pereira
- Minimum Wages in the Award of Public Contracts After RegioPost / Alessandra Fratini
- Protecting Consumers Using Postal and E-Commerce Delivery Services in Competitive European Markets / John Hearn
- E-Commerce in Europe: Parcel Delivery Prices in a Digital Single Market / J. Scott Marcus, Georgios Petropoulos
- U.S. Postal Markets and Delivery Liberalization: A Simulation Approach / Margaret M. Cigno, Edward S. Pearsall
- The Sharing Economy and the “Uberization” Phenomenon: What Impacts on the Economy in General and for the Delivery Operators in Particular? / Claire Borsenberger
- Blockchain Technology and Cryptocurrencies: Opportunities for Postal Financial Services / Christian Jaag, Christian Bach
- Digital Identities: A Good Move for Postal Operators / Claire Borsenberger, Olaf Klargaard, Philippe Régnard
- The Digital Future of the Printed Publishing Material and the Impact on the Postal Sector / Simona Romito, Stefano Gori
- Econometric Benchmarking of Delivery and Processing Costs in the UK Postal Sector / Helen Ferguson, Katie Curry, Nick Convery
- Changes to the Universal Service: Influencing Factors, Impacts and Regulatory Implications / Steven Cape, Philip Groves
- Mail Composition and Recipients’ Reaction to Direct Mail / Thomas Geissmann, Christian Jaag, Martin Maegli, Urs Trinkner
- The Total Price of Mail: A Consumer Perspective / Benjamin Gough, Kirk Kaneer, Margaret M. Cigno
- The Challenge of Designing Access to the Postal Network: An Economics Perspective / Henrik Ballebye Okholm, Bruno Basalisco, Julia Wahl, Mindaugas Cerpickis
- Should the Postal Sector Change Its Social Model to Succeed in Its Transformation? / Dominique Bailly, Margaux Meidinger
- Is the Universal Postal Union Still Relevant? / Emmanuel Vivet, Roland Leray.