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Klappentext The way in which regulation works is a key concern of industries, consumers, citizens, and governments alike. Understanding Regulation takes the reader through the central issues of regulation and discusses these from a number of disciplinary perspectives. The fundamental strategies, < br> institutions, and explanations of regulation are reviewed and the means of identifying 'good' regulation are outlined. Inhaltsverzeichnis PART I: INTRODUCTION; 1. Introduction; PART II: FUNDAMENTALS; 2. Why Regulate?; 3. Explaining the Origins and Development of Regulation; 4. How to Regulate: strategies; 5. Who Regulates? Institutions and Structures; 6. What is 'Good' Regulation?; 7. Cost-Benefit Testing Regulation; 8. Enforcing Regulation; 9. Setting Standards; 10. Self-Regulation; 11. Regulating Risks; 12. Regulation in the European Context; 13. Regulatory Competition and Co-ordination; 14. British Utilities Regulation: the basic structure; PART III: PARTICULAR CONCERNS; 15. Price Setting in Natural Monopolies; 16. Regulation versus Competition; 17. Price Capping Mechanisms; 18. Measuring Efficiency: benchmarking and yardsticking; 19. Regulating Quality; 20. Franchising and its Limitations; 21. Accountability; 22. Fairness and Procedures; PART IV: CONCLUSIONS; 23. Conclusions
