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# May/​June 1981 

Vol. 5 No. 3 

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##### Viewpoint 

### [The Stroke of a Pen ](/regulation/may/june-1981/stroke-pen)

By Jeremy Rabkin 

##### Features 

#### [Harnessing Regulation: The Evolving Role of White House Oversight ](/regulation/may/june-1981/harnessing-regulation-evolving-role-white-house-oversight)

By George Eads 

#### [Regulating Network Television: Dubious Premises and Doubtful Solutions ](/regulation/may/june-1981/regulating-network-television-dubious-premises-doubtful-solutions)

By Stanley M. Besen and Thomas Krattenmaker 

#### [Making Cable TV Pay? The Copyright Controversy ](/regulation/may/june-1981/making-cable-tv-pay-copyright-controversy)

By Henry Geller 

#### [The Uncertain Course of Bank Deregulation ](/regulation/may/june-1981/uncertain-course-bank-deregulation)

By Kenneth E. Scott 

#### [Health Manpower And Government Planning: A Review of the GMENAC Report ](/regulation/may/june-1981/health-manpower-government-planning-review-gmenac-report)

By William S. Comanor 

##### Letters 

##### [The Morality of Cost-Benefit ](/regulation/may/june-1981/morality-cost-benefit)

##### [Electric Utility Regulation ](/regulation/may/june-1981/electric-utility-regulation)

##### Perspectives 

##### [Locking the Rascals in ](/regulation/may/june-1981/locking-rascals)

##### [Less Paperwork for Generic Drugs? ](/regulation/may/june-1981/less-paperwork-generic-drugs)

##### [Much A‑Brew about Nothing ](/regulation/may/june-1981/much-brew-about-nothing)

##### [Grass-Roots Lobbying: Propaganda Non Grata ](/regulation/may/june-1981/grass-roots-lobbying-propaganda-non-grata)

##### [Reversing the D.C. Circuit at the FCC ](/regulation/may/june-1981/reversing-dc-circuit-fcc)

##### [In Brief ](/regulation/may/june-1981/brief)

##### Readings 

##### [Hospital Duplication and Cost Control ](/regulation/may/june-1981/hospital-duplication-cost-control)

##### [Natural Gas Deregulation: The Costs of Gradualism ](/regulation/may/june-1981/natural-gas-deregulation-costs-gradualism)

##### [Stalking the “Unfair” Price Cut ](/regulation/may/june-1981/stalking-unfair-price-cut)

##### [Merit, Bias, and Professional Work ](/regulation/may/june-1981/merit-bias-professional-work)

##### [Inspecting Great Britain ](/regulation/may/june-1981/inspecting-great-britain)

##### [Washington and the Schoolhouse ](/regulation/may/june-1981/washington-schoolhouse)

##### [The Profits in Recycling ](/regulation/may/june-1981/profits-recycling)

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