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Throughout the world it is illegal to compete with the state Post Office in the collection and delivery of letters.1 Is this an instance of the madness of crowds (of bureaucrats) or is there a good economic or other justification for outlawing competition? As background to discussing the substantive issues, we first provide a brief historical account of the evolution of the monopoly in Britain.
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Estrin, S., de Meza, D., Rowley, C.K. (1991). Delivering Letters: Should it be Decriminalized?. In: Crew, M.A., Kleindorfer, P.R. (eds) Competition and Innovation in Postal Services. Topics in Regulatory Economics and Policy Series, vol 8. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-4818-5_5
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