The Interstate Commerce Commission and the Railroad Industry: A History of Regulatory Policy

by Richard D. Stone

This work explores the philosophy, actions, and policies of the Interstate Commerce Commission by focusing on the development of its railroad regulation practices, particularly since 1976. Richard Stone traces the radical change in the ICC's view of the rail industry, from the maximum control it exercised for many years through the unilateral deregulation that was begun in 1978. He considers the forces and pressures that contributed to the Commission's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275939413
• ISBN13: 9780275939410
• Release Date: December 1991
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"