Study on liberalization, Privatization and Security of Universal Service for Postal Service: Experiences of Western Europe and Status of Japan
Author: Shu-Hsin Lin
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This study aims at defining the concrete content of micro- and macro-universalservice in postal service through an exploration on the concept of universal service,and at the same time, achieving an understanding of the security methods for postaluniversal service adopted by means of exploration on experiences from Germany,France and England, etc., and status of Japan while other countries face thereformation of liberalization and privatization for postal service.An analysis on overseas reformation experience from a perspective of universalservice security has led to three points for our reference as follows: first, concretionand legalization for the concept of universal service; second, partial liberalization andprogressive freedom; third, an institution of postal universal service fund.