SUNSETTING THE ICC: IS IT REALLY DEAD?

SUNSETTING THE ICC: IS IT REALLY DEAD?

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The Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) was created in 1887 to regulate railroads. By the mid-1970’s it had grown into the premier independent agency in the federal government, regulating all domestic transport modes except air. But starting in the ‘70’s, the Commission began to shrink in both size...

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Main Authors: Richard Stone, Michael Landry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Economic & Business History Society 2004-06-01
Series:Essays in Economic and Business History
Online Access:https://www.ebhsoc.org/journal/index.php/ebhs/article/view/130
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spelling doaj-47e0c5a8db6042739c2fdb74d806f7232020-11-25T03:09:31ZengEconomic & Business History SocietyEssays in Economic and Business History0896-226X2004-06-01221213228130SUNSETTING THE ICC: IS IT REALLY DEAD?Richard StoneMichael LandryThe Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) was created in 1887 to regulate railroads. By the mid-1970’s it had grown into the premier independent agency in the federal government, regulating all domestic transport modes except air. But starting in the ‘70’s, the Commission began to shrink in both size and power. By 1995’s end, it disappeared, and was replaced by the Surface Transportation Board (STB) that regulates only railroads, although to a lesser extent than the ICC had. There remains the question of whether the ICC is really dead or just renamed.https://www.ebhsoc.org/journal/index.php/ebhs/article/view/130
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