Five steps to consumer-friendly better regulation

Consumer Policy Review;  January 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......should be put at the heart of the better regulation agenda The government's better regulation agenda is all too often framed as being...the quantity of red tape. But unnecessary regulation can harm consumers just as much as business...

Introducing regulation

Consumer Policy Review;  January 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......Better Regulation Commission by the Risk and Regulation Advisory Committee. Whilst 'better regulation' has been a dominant theme, its actual meaning...considerable debate. Certain principles of good regulation have been produced. For example, it is argued that regulation should be ...

Crime And Regulation Will Be Of Interest To All Scholars And Students Of...

M2 Presswire;  December 13, 2007 ;     587 words ......2007-Research and Markets: Crime And Regulation Will Be Of Interest To All Scholars...announced the addition of Crime and Regulation to their offering This volume brings...articles in the burgeoning field of regulation. The collection is interdisciplinary...

Federalism and regulation: what sorts of regulation are best handled on...

Regulation;  December 22, 2003 ;     700+ words ...ECONOMISTS GENERALLY AGREE ABOUT the role of regulation in modern market economies: If there...there is good reason to believe that regulation would improve outcomes, government should...system should do the regulating (if regulation is indeed appropriate) often divides...

Regulation and risk -- striking the right balance.

European Business Journal;  March 22, 1999 ;     700+ words ......situate this article by the chairman of the Better Regulation Task Force than by recalling how the Prime Minister...1998: `The argument is not an old one -- more regulation against less regulation. Our focus is on getting regulation right...

REGULATORY COMPETITION AND LIFE INSURANCE SOLVENCY REGULATION IN THE...

North American Actuarial Journal;  October 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......economic reasons for life insurance regulation have not been well developed in the...justifications that have been advanced for regulation and argue that they are not persuasive...most rigorous arguments in favor of the regulation of life insurance companies are as follows...

Discrimination and the market. (social regulation of economic systems)...

The Economist (US);  February 27, 1993 ;     700+ words ...Social regulation is a tax. It should be justified accordingly...effort, they should pause to reflect. Regulation can make the world fairer only at a...to distinguish between two sorts of regulation. One aims to correct economic failures...

Better regulation: good for consumers

Consumer Policy Review;  November 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ...Miles Templeman discusses how Better Regulation can bring benefits to everyone involved...own worst enemy, and in the case of Better Regulation, this may be the case. Discussions on regulation tend to only focus on the potential benefits...

The impact of regulation on technical change.

Southern Economic Journal;  April 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ...1. Introduction Input-based regulation restricts a firm's input choices...hypothesis states that rate-of-return regulation affects a firm's input demands...research and development, rate regulation can also impact a firm's selection...

Protections Set for Antiabortion Health Workers; Opponents Denounce...

The Washington Post;  August 22, 2008 ;     700+ words ......announced plans to implement a controversial regulation designed to protect doctors, nurses...their own conscience." The proposed regulation, which could go into effect after a...activists and others, however, condemned the regulation, saying it could create sweeping obstacles...

ECONOMIC THEORIES OF REGULATION AND ELECTRICITY RESTRUCTURING

Energy Law Journal;  January 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ...I. INTRODUCTION The regulation of American industry has fascinated...scientists and economists presumed regulation beneficial in remedying market failures...when empirical studies suggested regulation often did more harm than good, creating...

Economic Regulation

Canadian Encyclopedia;      700+ words ......Canadian Encyclopedia 01-01-2002 Economic Regulation Author: W.T. STANBURY Economic regulation , a form of government intervention designed...individuals and firms in the private sector," regulation in general is aimed at narrowing choices...

Research and Markets: FSA Regulation - A Summary of Insurance...

M2 Presswire;  May 23, 2005 ;     594 words ......and Markets: Research and Markets: FSA Regulation - A Summary of Insurance Distribution...c17881) has announced the addition of FSA Regulation - A Summary Of Insurance Distribution...insurance following the start of FSA regulation in January 2005. The number of registrations...

The regulation and deregulation of US airlines

The Journal of Transport History;  March 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ...Comprehensive economic regulation of airlines in the United States...intact throughout the period of regulation. The 1970s saw increasing dissatisfaction...federal government introduced airline regulation to promote the consumer or public...

The Regulation of Desire: Homo and Hetero Sexualities

The Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology;  August 1, 1999 ;     640 words ...GARY KINSMAN, The Regulation of Desire: Homo and Hetero Sexualities...1996, vi + 423 p., $23.99 paper. In The Regulation of Desire, Gary Kinsman provides a comprehensive overview of sexual regulation in Canada, with particular emphasis...