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Liberalization of postal administrations worldwide has taken different forms. In the United States, the opening of the postal market to the private sector, much like “The Purloined Letter,” by Edgar Allan Poe, is hiding in plain sight.
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Elcano, M.S., German, R.A., Pickett, J.T. (2000). Hiding in Plain Sight. In: Crew, M.A., Kleindorfer, P.R. (eds) Current Directions in Postal Reform. Topics in Regulatory Economics and Policy Series, vol 35. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4481-4_17
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