Generally, deregulation has been good.
Several posters have pointed out deregulation in transportation, particularly trucking and airlines. It also also been good in energy and financial services.
In energy, the government deregulated natural gas prices, which lead to an explosion in drilling. There is a lot of debate about deregulation in financial services, but it has been good in many aspects. It has increased credit availability to small businesses and the poor, and has lowered interest rates to companies as disintermediation of banks in favor of markets has allowed companies to tap credit availability anywhere in the world.
Several posters have pointed out deregulation in transportation, particularly trucking and airlines. It also also been good in energy and financial services.
In energy, the government deregulated natural gas prices, which lead to an explosion in drilling. There is a lot of debate about deregulation in financial services, but it has been good in many aspects. It has increased credit availability to small businesses and the poor, and has lowered interest rates to companies as disintermediation of banks in favor of markets has allowed companies to tap credit availability anywhere in the world.