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Principles of Public Utility Rates

By James C. Bonbright, Albert L. Danielsen and David R. Kamerschen Order $139.00 -- Hardbound, 700 pages. ISBN#: 0-910325-23-5

Classic reference, previously out-of-print, available again in response to customer demand! Since 1961, Principles of Public Utility Rates, has laid the foundation of public utility pricing theories, policies and the economic concepts supporting rate designs. Updated to reflect new rate-making challenges, this book continues to be cornerstone reference for everyone involved in analyzing what constitutes fair and reasonable utility rates. The last printing sold out! Don't wait! Order your copy today! AVAILABILITY: This title is available for shipment. View Table of Contents Table of Contents Part One: Scope and General Paradigm Issues Chapter 1: The Public Utility Concept Chapter 2: Alternative Paradigms of Regulation Chapter 3: The Public Interest as the Assumed Goal of Ratemaking Part Two: The Paradigm of Public Utility Regulation Chapter 4: The Role of Public Utility Rates Chapter 5: Cost of Service as a Basic Standard of Reasonableness Chapter 6: Value of Service as an Ancillary Standard Chapter 7: Competitive Price as a Rate Regulation Standard Chapter 8: Social Principles of Ratemaking Chapter 9: Fairness versus Functional Efficiency in Ratemaking Part Three: The Rate Base and Rate of Return Chapter 10: Criteria of a Fair Return Chapter 11: The Rate Base: Cost or Value Chapter 12: The Rate Base: Original Cost With or Without Adjustment for Price-Level Changes Chapter 13: Original and Replacement Cost Standards of Rate Base Chapter 14: The Fair Rate of Return Chapter 15: Some Problems with Using a Fair Rate of Return Standard Part Four: The Rate Structure Chapter 16: Criteria of a Sound Rate Structure Chapter 17: Marginal Costs and Optimal Pricing Chapter 18: The Philosophy of Marginal-cost Pricing Chapter 19: Fully Distributed Costs Chapter 20: Discrimination, Due and Undue Part Five: Criticisms of and Alternatives to Traditional Public Utility Regulation Chapter 21: Criticisms of and Alternatives to Traditional Regulation Chapter 22: Assessment of Competition and Regulation in Telecommunications, Electrics, and Natural Gas References Index of Authors Index of Public Laws and Cases Index of Subjects

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