The use of regulation to control behaviour is a defining feature of modern government, penetrating a wide range of social and economic life. This book offers a detailed study of how regulation works in practice, its legal framework, and the arguments surrounding its economic and social impact. INDICE: 1: Introduction: Two Visions of Regulation and Four Regulatory Models; 2: The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority; 3: The Food Standards Agency; 4: The Environment Agency; 5: The Health and Safety Executive; 6:The Care Quality Commission and its Predecessors; 7: Monitor, the IndependentRegulator of NHS Foundation Trusts; 8: The Office of Communications; 9: The Utility Regulators: The Office of Gas and Electricity Markets, the Water Services Regulation Authority, and the Office of Rail Regulation; 10: Regulating theRegulators; 11: Comparisons and Conclusions
- ISBN: 978-0-19-957983-9
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 272
- Fecha Publicación: 10/06/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés