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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457709703321

Autore

Baldwin Robert <1951->

Titolo

Understanding regulation [[electronic resource] ] : theory, strategy, and practice / / Robert Baldwin, Martin Cave, Martin Lodge

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2011

ISBN

0-19-180669-2

1-283-34853-5

9786613348531

0-19-161777-6

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (563 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

CaveMartin

LodgeMartin <1972->

Disciplina

338.941

Soggetti

Industrial policy - Great Britain

Trade regulation - Great Britain

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; CONTENTS; LIST OF FIGURES; LIST OF TABLES; ABBREVIATIONS; 1 Introduction; PART I: FUNDAMENTALS; 2 Why Regulate?; 3 What is 'Good' Regulation?; 4 Explaining Regulation; 5 Regulatory Failure; 6 Regulating Risks; PART II: STRATEGIES; 7 Regulatory Strategies; 8 Self-regulation, Meta-regulation, and Regulatory Networks; 9 Franchising; 10 Emissions Trading; PART III: RULES AND ENFORCEMENT; 11 Enforcing Regulation; 12 Responsive Regulation; 13 Risk-based Regulation; 14 Standards and Principles; PART IV: QUALITY AND EVALUATION; 15 Cost-Benefit Analysis and Regulatory Impact Assessment

16 Accountability, Procedures, and Fairness17 Regulatory Competition and Coordination; PART V: REGULATION AT DIFFERENT LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT; 18 Multi-level Regulation; 19 Regulation and the European Union; 20 Regulation and Development; 21 Global and International Regulation; PART VI: NETWORK ISSUES; 22 Regulating Prices in Natural Monopolies; 23 Using Competition in Network Industries; 24 Separation and Contestability in Network Industries; 25



Implementing Price Controls; 26 Efficiency and Innovation in Network Industries; PART VII: CONCLUSIONS; 27 Conclusions; SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; A

BC; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Sommario/riassunto

Regulation is a key concern of industries, consumers, citizens, and governments alike. Building on the success of the first edition, Understanding Regulation, Second Edition provides the reader with an introduction to key debates and discussions in the field of regulation from a number of disciplinary perspectives, looking towards law, economics, business, political science, sociology, and social administration. The book has been extensively revised and updated to take into account the significant developments and events of the past decade. Containing several new chapters, it has been complete