The regulatory state in an age of governance : soft words and big sticks

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The regulatory state in an age of governance : soft words and big sticks

Roger King

Palgrave Macmillan, 2007

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Includes bibliographical reference: p. 214-222

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Presents an account of the regulatory state and governance. This book examines both key concepts and theories, and important policy domains, and utilizes comparative, historical and transnational perspectives. It questions whether the regulatory state that has developed over the decades is an authoritarian or a liberalizing mode of governance.

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PART 1: ANALYZING THE REGULATORY STATE Regulation as a Mode of Governance The Development of the Regulatory State in the UK Governance in the Regulatory State The European Regulatory State Transnational Regulatory Governance PART 2: THE DIFFERENT WORLDS OF THE REGULATORY STATE: POLICY DOMAINS IN THE UK Higher Education: The Ambiguous Regulatory State Healthcare: The Insuring Regulatory State Accountancy and Law: The Private Regulatory State Conclusion

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