Product Description: Developing effective regulation for utilities has always depended on getting good accounting information on finances and operations. But reforms within the utility sector--such as promoting competition and encouraging private participation--make accurate regulatory accounting even more important...read more

Product Description: 'The aim of regulation is to protect consumers, while ensuring that the company remains viable and has an incentive to operate efficiently.'In many developing countries private companies are replacing government agencies as owners and operators of infrastructure services...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)