Competition Structure and Future Postal Reform in Japan

Shoji Maruyama
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Chapter Chapter 22 in Progress toward Liberalization of the Postal and Delivery Sector, 2006, pp 369-384 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The possibility that a former monopolistic postal operator could maintain a dominant market position even after market liberalization has been discussed repeatedly at the Conference on Postal and Delivery Economics (CPDE). The logic of this possibility is that private entry may not be sufficiently profitable, as an established postal operator has significant cost advantages derived from economies of scale. Japan’s postal market is an interesting case in point. Japan Post Corporation (hereafter Japan Post), the incumbent universal service provider, faces competition from private parcel and mail delivery businesses. How this market will develop and what regulatory and legal framework will be applied are both topics of intense debate at present in Japan. A key concern is the financial sustainability of the postal business and the continuing stability of Japan Post to provide universal service throughout the country.

Keywords: Postal Market; Brand Loyalty; Postal Service; Market Liberalization; Future Postal (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-29744-6_22

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