Screen LibraryThe need for humility in policymaking : lessons from regulatory policy /
Regulations impact a wide array of market and social activities that influence our daily lives. Regulations are attempts to correct perceived market failures, caused by information asymmetries, externalities, and principal-agent problems, and to provide public goods, which would otherwise be underpr...
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Rowman & Littlefield International,
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| Publisher Address: | London : |
| Publication Dates: | [2019] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Economy, polity, and society
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| Summary: |
Regulations impact a wide array of market and social activities that influence our daily lives. Regulations are attempts to correct perceived market failures, caused by information asymmetries, externalities, and principal-agent problems, and to provide public goods, which would otherwise be underprovided. Government actors are responsible for identifying these issues, weighing the costs and benefits of intervention, and designing and implementating regulations to improve society. Good regulations help mitigate issues in the economy without inciting new problems and without the costs exceedi |
| Carrier Form: | xvii, 311 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781786611352 178661135X 9781786611345 1786611341 |
| Index Number: | H97 |
| CLC: | D035-01 |
| Call Number: | D035-01/N374 |