Monopoly Control: Government Ownership and Control of Network Utility Industries in Australia from 1788 to 1988

by Malcolm Abbott and Bruce Cohen

This book traces the historical development of the network utilities sector in Australia (communications, rail, gas, electricity, water supply, and sewerage services). It looks across industries, time periods and the state and federal jurisdictions, to identify what motivated the various governments to establish these enterprises and what issues arose. The book is therefore informed by the relationship between politics and society on the one hand...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9819927285
• ISBN13: 9789819927289
• Release Date: May 2024
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 376 Pages