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Auctions replaced what current FCC chairman Julius Genachowski calls "command-and-control disbursement via comparative hearings," in which politicians and bureaucrats held broadcaster beauty contests to decide who got what.

Spectrum Auctions? There's an App for That L. Gordon Crovitz 2011

As technology advances, giving us this command-and-control network and lowering the cost of renewables, we can reach a scale where you can use all the power you want.

The Elusive Green Economy 2009

Second, Norquist suggests that RPS laws represent the use of outdated command-and-control "mandates" as if they interfere with some imaginary free market in energy.

Lewis Milford: A New Norquist Pledge? On Clean Energy, Get Your Facts Straight Lewis Milford 2012

Second, Norquist suggests that RPS laws represent the use of outdated command-and-control "mandates" as if they interfere with some imaginary free market in energy.

Lewis Milford: A New Norquist Pledge? On Clean Energy, Get Your Facts Straight Lewis Milford 2012

We worried that "many analysts use highly stylized benchmarks for comparison that ignore likely political realities," and suggested that an appropriate "comparison would be between actual command-and-control policies and either actual trading [cap-and-trade] programs ... or a reasonably constrained theoretical ... program."

Robert Stavins: Carbon-Pricing and Technology R&D Initiatives: Both Are Necessary, but Neither Is Sufficient Robert Stavins 2010

Mr. Obama has ruled out any structural reforms and his only fallback is the command-and-control technocracy that continues to fail and will ultimately harm patient care.

The Wyden-Ryan Breakthrough 2011

U.S. and British forces launched 12 Tomahawk missiles at command-and-control targets, a missile base and an air defense site over the preceding 24 hours, Ham said.

Libyan no-fly zone extending to Tripoli 2011

It is a surrogate for an attack on the ECHR, led by Eurosceptic libertarian Tory MP David Davis in an unprincipled alliance with Labour's top command-and-control merchant, Jack Straw.

Votes for prisoners: Bang to rights | Editorial 2011

As South African economist Michael 't-Sas Rolfes points out, "Strong property rights and market incentives have provided a successful model for rhino conservation, despite the negative impact of command-and-control approaches that rely on regulations and bans that restrict wildlife use."

In Praise of 'Enviropreneurs' Terry L. Anderson 2012

We worried that "many analysts use highly stylized benchmarks for comparison that ignore likely political realities," and suggested that an appropriate "comparison would be between actual command-and-control policies and either actual trading [cap-and-trade] programs ... or a reasonably constrained theoretical ... program."

Robert Stavins: Carbon-Pricing and Technology R&D Initiatives: Both Are Necessary, but Neither Is Sufficient Robert Stavins 2010