Towards a semiology of the periodic review of UK regulated utilities

Stuart M. Cooper, David Crowther, Chris Carter

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This note explores the regulatory process of UK privatised utilities through the periodic review of prices. It provides a brief history of the privatisation programme in the UK and the theoretical arguments for the price-cap regulation that has been used. It argues that regulatory process appears to involve a covert dialogue and exchange of information between the regulator and regulated and also a second separate review process that consists of an overt dialogue. Using a semiotic analysis the authors suggest that the unfolding of each of these overt reviews follows a very similar pattern that is constantly being re-enacted. It is concluded that further research is required into the relative importance of the two separate review processes in the setting of the price-cap.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)291-297
Number of pages7
JournalFinancial Accountability and Management
Volume17
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2001

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Keywords

  • privatixation
  • utility industries
  • price-cap regulation
  • semiology
  • UK

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Cooper, Stuart M. ; Crowther, David ; Carter, Chris. / Towards a semiology of the periodic review of UK regulated utilities. In: Financial Accountability and Management. 2001 ; Vol. 17, No. 3. pp. 291-297.
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Cooper, SM, Crowther, D & Carter, C 2001, 'Towards a semiology of the periodic review of UK regulated utilities', Financial Accountability and Management, vol. 17, no. 3, pp. 291-297. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-0408.00132

Towards a semiology of the periodic review of UK regulated utilities. / Cooper, Stuart M.; Crowther, David; Carter, Chris.

In: Financial Accountability and Management, Vol. 17, No. 3, 08.2001, p. 291-297.

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Cooper SM, Crowther D, Carter C. Towards a semiology of the periodic review of UK regulated utilities. Financial Accountability and Management. 2001 Aug;17(3):291-297. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-0408.00132

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