Regulatory Theory: Foundations and Applications

Cameron Holley and Clifford Shearing recently published an article titled 'A Nodal Perspective of Governance: Advances in Nodal Governance Theory'  in Drahos, P. Ed. Regulatory Theory: Foundations and Applications, a REGNET publication, published by ANU Press.

This volume includes chapters on the social-psychological foundations of regulation as well as theories of regulation such as responsive regulation, smart regulation and nodal governance. It explores the key themes of compliance, legal pluralism, meta-regulation, the rule of law, risk, accountability, globalisation and regulatory capitalism. The environment, crime, health, human rights, investment, migration and tax are among the fields of regulation considered in this ground-breaking book. Each chapter introduces the reader to key concepts and ideas and contains suggestions for further reading. The contributors, who either are or have been connected to the Regulatory Institutions Network (RegNet) at The Australian National University, include John Braithwaite, Valerie Braithwaite, Peter Grabosky, Neil Gunningham, Fiona Haines, Terry Halliday, David Levi-Faur, Christine Parker, Colin Scott and Clifford Shearing".

The full text book is available at: https://press.anu.edu.au/node/2304/download

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