ABSTRACT

Bringing together a broad group of leading scholars, government officials, and corporate representatives, this book provides a critical analysis of recent regulatory reform efforts. The contributors focus on social and environmental regulation as they evaluate problems of costly and ineffective regulatory measures. They argue that, although some pr

part I|53 pages

Overview

chapter Chapter 1|17 pages

Whatever Happened to the C.A.B.?

The Theory and Practice of Economic Regulation

chapter Chapter 3|15 pages

Social Regulation

A Swing of the Pendulum

part III|37 pages

Prospects

chapter Chapter 7|11 pages

Can Voluntary Efforts Replace Regulation?

A Case Study: Providing Prescription Drug Information to Patients

chapter Chapter 8|10 pages

Pollution Prevention Pays

chapter Chapter 9|13 pages

Regulations and Public/Private Sector Interactions

A Laboratory of Democracy