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# Mar/​Apr 1984 

Vol. 8 No. 2 

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##### The Reagan Record 

#### [A Strategy for Regulatory Reform ](/regulation/mar/apr-1984/strategy-regulatory-reform)

By Christopher C. DeMuth 

#### [Where’s the Reform? ](/regulation/mar/apr-1984/wheres-reform)

By [Walter Olson](https://www.cato.org/people/walter-olson) 

##### Features 

#### [New Ideas about Oil Mergers ](/regulation/mar/apr-1984/new-ideas-about-oil-mergers)

By Edward J. Mitchell 

#### [The Next Oil Shock — Giving the Market A Chance ](/regulation/mar/apr-1984/next-oil-shock-giving-market-chance)

By George Horwich and David Leo Weimer 

#### [The Market for Risk ](/regulation/mar/apr-1984/market-risk)

By Peter Huber 

#### [The Regulated Libretto ](/regulation/mar/apr-1984/regulated-libretto)

By Richard Homan 

##### Letters 

##### [Exorcists and Gatekeepers in Risk Regulation ](/regulation/mar/apr-1984/exorcists-gatekeepers-risk-regulation)

##### [Electric Utilities: Save Now, Freeze Later? ](/regulation/mar/apr-1984/electric-utilities-save-now-freeze-later)

##### Perspectives 

##### [The Coal Leasing Scandals ](/regulation/mar/apr-1984/coal-leasing-scandals)

##### [Regulation and the 1985 Budget ](/regulation/mar/apr-1984/regulation-1985-budget)

##### [Pension Reversions: Who Owns the $100 Billion? ](/regulation/mar/apr-1984/pension-reversions-who-owns-100-billion)

##### [In Brief ](/regulation/mar/apr-1984/brief)

##### Book Review 

##### [Cancer and Ideology ](/regulation/mar/apr-1984/cancer-ideology)

By Robert Nisbet 

##### Readings 

##### [The Consequences of Industrial Concentration ](/regulation/mar/apr-1984/consequences-industrial-concentration)

##### [The Effectiveness of Odd-Even Gasoline Rationing ](/regulation/mar/apr-1984/effectiveness-odd-even-gasoline-rationing)

##### [Public Policy and Drug Innovation ](/regulation/mar/apr-1984/public-policy-drug-innovation)

##### [Regulation of Business by International Agencies ](/regulation/mar/apr-1984/regulation-business-international-agencies)

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