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# Jan/​Feb 1984 

Vol. 8 No. 1 

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##### Viewpoint 

### [EDB and the Marigold Option ](/regulation/jan/feb-1984/edb-marigold-option)

By William R. Havender 

##### Features 

#### [The State of the Law ](/regulation/jan/feb-1984/state-law)

By Phillip Areeda 

#### [Restricted Dealing Is a Way to Compete ](/regulation/jan/feb-1984/restricted-dealing-way-compete)

By Frank H. Easterbrook 

#### [Why Dr. Miles Was Right ](/regulation/jan/feb-1984/why-dr-miles-was-right)

By Robert Pitofsky 

#### [An Analytical Framework ](/regulation/jan/feb-1984/analytical-framework)

##### Letters 

##### [Small Business and Pollution Controls ](/regulation/jan/feb-1984/small-business-pollution-controls)

##### Perspectives 

##### [Karen Silkwood, Federalist ](/regulation/jan/feb-1984/karen-silkwood-federalist)

##### [A Bottomless Pit for Federal Coal Revenues? ](/regulation/jan/feb-1984/bottomless-pit-federal-coal-revenues)

##### [Betamax Goes Free ](/regulation/jan/feb-1984/betamax-goes-free)

##### [In Brief ](/regulation/jan/feb-1984/brief)

##### Readings 

##### [The Economics of Block Booking ](/regulation/jan/feb-1984/economics-block-booking)

##### [Controlling Industrial Pollution: The Economics and Politics of Clean Air ](/regulation/jan/feb-1984/controlling-industrial-pollution-economics-politics-clean-air)

##### [Regulation and the Courts: The Case of the Clean Air Act ](/regulation/jan/feb-1984/regulation-courts-case-clean-air-act)

##### [Regulatory Reform: Assessing the California Plan ](/regulation/jan/feb-1984/regulatory-reform-assessing-california-plan)

##### [The Politics of Public Utility Regulation ](/regulation/jan/feb-1984/politics-public-utility-regulation)

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