[PDF.17ae] Ties That Bind: Economic and Political Dilemmas of Urban Utility Networks, 1800–1990 (Political Science)

In the early days of utility development, municipalities sought to shape the new systems in a variety of ways even as private firms struggled to retain control and fend off competition. In scope and consequence, some of the battles dwarfed the contemporary one between local jurisdictions and cable companies over broadband access to the Internet.  

In this comparative historical study, Jacobson draws upon economic theory to shed light on relationsh...

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