A flat-panel display includes a cathode panel including a plurality of electron emission regions, and an anode panel including a fluorescent layer and an anode electrode, both panels being bonded together in a peripheral region and holding a vacuum space therebetween; a plurality of spacers disposed between the cathode panel and the anode panel; a high-resistance layer provided between the anode panel and each of the spacers; and a conductor layer provided on a portion of each of the spacers which contacts the cathode panel.