The regulatory enterprise : government, regulation, and legitimacy / Tony Prosser.
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Publication details:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Record id:
83586
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Subject:
Administrative agencies -- England.
Trade regulation -- England.
Public utilities -- Law and legislation -- England.
Contents:
Introduction : two visions of regulation and four regulatory models
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority
The Food Standards Agency
The Environment Agency
The Health and Safety Executive
The Care Quality Commission and its predecessors
Monitor, the independent regulator of NHS foundation trusts
The Office of Communications
The utility regulators : the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets, the Water Services Regulation Authority, and the Office of Rail Regulation
Regulating the regulators
Comparisons and conclusions.
Summary:
The use of regulation to control behaviour is a defining feature of modern government, penetrating a wide range of social & economic life, from health & social care to transport & environmental protection. This book offers a detailed study of how regulation works in practice.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Phys. description:
1 online resource (xv, 243 p.)