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This book examines de facto regulation frameworks and methods in a variety of areas, such as banking, transportation, cyberspace, the non-profit sector, and more. Authored by experts in the field, this book deals with the "big" questions about the idea of regulation. It reveals the tentativeness of current regulatory schemes, the difficulties in balancing between the shared objective of protecting the public interest and other interests such as market stability, and promoting competition. The case studies point to the need for better planning and for more coherent policies. This collection offers to students of public policy, management and law, policy makers and practitioners a broad spectrum of insights-theoretical and practical-and contributes to the ongoing deliberations on the ways that regulatory arrangements could serve the public interest more efficiently.
List of contents
1. Introduction: Regulation - A Multifaceted Instrument.- 2. Banking Regulation in Israel - Balancing Systemic Stability and Consumer Protection.- 3. The Tricky Nature of State-owned Enterprises: The Impact of Government Ownership.- 4. Regulation of Water and Sewage Corporations: Impact on Prices and Services.- 5. Regulation of Third Sector Organizations in Israel.- 6. Regulation of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection in Israel's Marine and Coastal Zone.- 7. Caught Between Traditional Inspection and Performance Measurement - The Regulation of the Israeli Education System.- 9. Regulating the Supply of Public Bus Services in Israel.- 10. Israel's Law and Regulation after the Natural Gas Discoveries.- 11. Conclusions: Over-regulation or Under-regulation?
About the author
Eyal Tevet is a researcher in the Department of Sociology, Political Science, and Communications at the Open University, Israel. He is also the academic co-director of a study on regulation in Israel, conducted at the Center for Social Justice and Democracy at The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute.
Varda Shiffer is Senior Research Fellow at The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, Israel. Her research focuses on privatization and regulation in the Israeli education system and, since 2013, she has been director of the program for developing models of collaborative governance in local authorities. Dr Shiffer was previously President of the Mandel Foundation, Israel, and founded the Mandel Center for Leadership in the Negev.
Itzhak Galnoor is Herbert Samuel Professor of Political Science (Emeritus) at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, and Senior Research Fellow at The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute.
