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# May/​June 1984 

Vol. 8 No. 3 

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##### Features 

#### [Taxi Reform — The FTC Can Hack It ](/regulation/may/june-1984/taxi-reform-ftc-can-hack-it)

By Edmund W. Kitch 

#### [Captive of the Court: A Federal Agency in Receivership ](/regulation/may/june-1984/captive-court-federal-agency-receivership)

By Jeremy Rabkin 

#### [Why the Sagebrush Revolt Burned Out ](/regulation/may/june-1984/why-sagebrush-revolt-burned-out)

By Robert H. Nelson 

#### [More Money or Less Regulation? Revitalizing Urban Transit ](/regulation/may/june-1984/more-money-or-less-regulation-revitalizing-urban-transit)

By Charles Krauthammer 

##### Letters 

##### [‘Round and ‘Round on Resale Price Maintenance ](/regulation/may/june-1984/round-round-resale-price-maintenance)

##### [The Hazards Of Ethylene Dibromide ](/regulation/may/june-1984/hazards-ethylene-dibromide)

##### [Persian Gulf Oil ](/regulation/may/june-1984/persian-gulf-oil)

##### [Rail and Truck Reform: Assessing the Record ](/regulation/may/june-1984/rail-truck-reform-assessing-record)

##### Perspectives 

##### [The Bubble Upheld ](/regulation/may/june-1984/bubble-upheld)

##### [Cable Tackles the “Must-Carry” Rules ](/regulation/may/june-1984/cable-tackles-must-carry-rules)

##### [A Legislative Boost for Risk Assessment? ](/regulation/may/june-1984/legislative-boost-risk-assessment)

##### [Regulatory Reform, c. 1525 ](/regulation/may/june-1984/regulatory-reform-c-1525)

##### [In Brief ](/regulation/may/june-1984/brief)

##### Readings 

##### [Targeting Economic Incentives for Environmental Protection ](/regulation/may/june-1984/targeting-economic-incentives-environmental-protection)

##### [Unintended Consequences: Regulating the Quality of Subsidized Day Care ](/regulation/may/june-1984/unintended-consequences-regulating-quality-subsidized-day-care)

##### [Food Safety: Revising the Statute ](/regulation/may/june-1984/food-safety-revising-statute)

##### [Analysis of the Effect of State Acquisition Laws on Managerial Efficiency; The Case of the Bank Holding Company Acquisitions ](/regulation/may/june-1984/analysis-effect-state-acquisition-laws-managerial-efficiency-case-bank)

##### [Revitalizing America’s Cities: Neighborhood Reinvestment and Displacement ](/regulation/may/june-1984/revitalizing-americas-cities-neighborhood-reinvestment-displacement)

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