Download or read book The End of a Natural Monopoly written by Daniel H. Cole and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-07-17 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses the fundamental issues underlying the debate over electric power regulation and deregulation. After decades of the presumption that the electric power industry was a natural monopoly, recent times have seen a trend of deregulation followed by panicked re-regulation. This important book critically analyses this controversial area from a legal and economic perspective.