This book suggests that the scope and breadth of regulatory reforms since the mid-1980s
and particularly during the 1990s, are so striking that they necessitate a reappraisal of …

This article examines the main features of the regulatory state and considers some of the
explanations that seek to account for its emergence. It begins by exploring the core …

This chapter forms part of a larger project examining governance 'beyond the regulatory
state'. Governance has been defined in a variety of ways in both official and secondary …

This article introduces the special issue by presenting a framework for the study of regulatory
politics using the analytical tools and approaches of comparative political economy. Having …

Regulation has become a central aspect of contemporary governance as a result of public
management reforms over recent decades. Yet, for all its ubiquity, the ideas of regulation …

Presents an account of the regulatory state and governance. This book examines both key
concepts and theories, and important policy domains, and utilizes comparative, historical …

In this sprawling and ambitious book John Braithwaite successfully manages to link the
contemporary dynamics of macro political economy to the dynamics of citizen engagement …

Regulation is a key concern of industries, consumers, citizens, and governments alike.
Building on the success of the first edition, Understanding Regulation, Second Edition …

Over recent decades, many countries have actively promoted significant regulatory reforms
in the governance of their economies. Privatization and market liberalization, combined with …

The study of the politics of regulation has followed two distinct paths in recent years.“New
institutionalism” research has focused primarily on the policy-making process, particularly …