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Title:
The Oxford handbook of regulation / edited by Robert Baldwin, Martin Cave, Martin Lodge.
Author:
Baldwin, Robert, 1951-

Cave, Martin.

Lodge, Martin, 1972-
Publication Information:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Call Number:
K3842 .O94 2010
Abstract:
"Regulation is often thought of as an activity that restricts behaviour and prevents the occurrence of certain undesirable activities but the influence regulation can also be enabling or facilitative: when, for example, a market may become chaotic if uncontrolled."--Back cover.
ISBN:
9780199560219

9780199655885
Series:
Oxford handbooks

Oxford handbooks.
Physical Description:
ix, 668 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Contents:
Regulation-the field and the developing agenda / Economic approaches to regulation / Regulatory rationales beyond the economic : in search of the public interest Regulatory state / Strategic use of regulation / Standard-setting in regulatory regimes / Enforcement and compliance strategies / Meta-regulation and self-regulation / Self-regulatory authority, markets, and the ideology of professionalism / Alternatives to regulation? market mechanisms and the environment / Evaluation of regulatory agencies / Better regulation : the search and the struggle / Regulatory impact assessment / Role of risk in regulatory processes / Accountability in the regulatory state / On the theory and evidence on regulation of network industries in developing countries / Global regulation / Financial services and markets / Pricing in network industries / Regulation and competition law in telecommunications and other network industries / Regulation of cyberspace / Regulation of the pharmaceutical industry / Regulation and sustainable energy systems / Regulation inside government: retro-theory vindicated or outdated?
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