Public Utility Regulation and the So-Called Sliding Scale. a Study of the Sliding Scale as a Means of Encouraging and Rewarding Efficiency in the Management of Regulated Monopolies

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Table of Contents -- List of Tables -- I. Introduction -- II. The Sliding Scale Among Gas Companies of Great Britain -- III. The Sliding Scale in the Electrical Industry of Great Britain -- IV. The Sliding Scale in Toronto -- V. The Sliding Scale in Boston -- VI. The Dallas Plan -- VII. The Sliding Scale in Connersville, Memphis, Philadelphia, Houston and Detroit -- VIII. The Sliding Scale in Washington, D. C., or the Washington Plan 97 Chronology of the Pepco -- IX. Shall the Sliding Scale be Given Credit for the Achievements in Washington? A Study in Etiology -- X. A Critique of the Sliding Scale and Some Constructive Suggestions -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Index