edited by Robert Baldwin, Martin Cave, Martin Lodge
1st pbk. ed
Oxford, U. K. :
Oxford University Press,
2012
ix, 668 p. :
ill. ;
25 cm
Oxford handbooks in business and management
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Regulation is often thought of as an activity that restricts behaviour and prevents the occurrence of certain undesirable activities, but the influence of regulation can also be enabling or facilitative: when, for example, a market, may become chaotic if uncontrolled. This Handbook provides a clear and authoritative discussion of the major trends and issues in regulation over the last thirty years, together with an outline of prospective developments. It brings together contributions from leading scholars from a range of disciplines and countries
Each chapter offers a broad overview of key current, issues and provides an analysis of various perspectives on those issues. Experiences of different jurisdictions and insights from numerous disciplines are drawn upon and particular attention is paid to' the challenges that are encountered when specific regulatory approaches are applied in practice. Contributors develop their own distinctive arguments relating to the central issues in regulation and apply scholarly rigour and clear writing to matters of high policy relevance. The essays are original, accessible, and agenda-setting, and the Handbook-will be essential reading for regulatory professionals as well as for students and researchers. Book jacket