Regulation and Markets Beyond 2000

ISBN-13: 9781138740631 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 374 str.

Laura MacGregor; Tony Prosser

Opis

This title was first published in 2000:  This edited collection focuses on regulation as a precondition of successfully operating markets - by opening up markets and establishing conditions of trust. It covers a broad spectrum of regulation, ranging from telecommunications to genetic testing, in the context of recent developments and the move from deregulation to better regulation. Chapters are written jointly by academics and legal practitioners ensuring the integration of theoretical analysis with practical problems.

Spis treści

Contents: Introduction; Essential facilities and utility networks; Regulating electricity; Telecommunications regulation in the USA: seeking the right balance between regulation and competition; Competition in the telecommunications sector; Regulation of genetic testing; Transport and regulation; Environment law in the United Kingdom; Tax as a regulatory tool: the case of the proposed climate change levy; Corporate governance and the approach to regulation; Regulation of financial services; Regulating public procurement in the single European market: past, present and future; Governing information; Regulating business and the business of regulation: the encouragement of business-friendly assumptions in regulatory agencies; Regulation and markets beyond 2000: conclusion; Index.

O autorze

This title was first published in 2000: The book will be a set of essays addressing various aspects of regulation. It will concentrate on regulation as a precondition of successfully operating markets - by opening up markets and establishing conditions of trust. It will cover a broad range of varied forms of regulation. The book will respond to recent developments, for example, the shift from deregulation to better regulation will be explored. Most chapters will be written jointly by an academic and a legal practitioner (from the commercial solicitors firm of Shepherd and Wedderburn), thus ensuring an integration of theoretical analysis with practical problems.