Postal services deregulation in the EU, market, social and territorial cohesion issues

Damien Broussolle ()

The Service Industries Journal, 2008, vol. 29, issue 4, 473-490

Abstract: This article focuses on the impact of the full market opening in postal services on social and territorial cohesion. It recalls the specificities of the sector and the distance so far covered by deregulation. It underlines the reasons that induce worries while analysing the territorial issue in France. The current post offices network, although mostly preserved since the Second World War, has been notably extended and actively fosters rural cohesion. A special law has introduced specific territorial obligations. The new competition framework will be uneasy to face for the Universal Service Provider.

Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.1080/02642060802311302

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