NDLI: The Capture Theory of Regulations

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Etzioni, Amitai
Copyright Year	2009
Abstract	Amidst the rekindled interest in regulating the market that has emerged since the 2008 financial crisis, most attention has been paid to the debate between those who call for more regulation of the private sector in order to protect the public good, and those who claim that such regulations would do further damage to the economy by unduly constraining business. This essay seeks to refocus the debate about regulation by examining an alternative criticism––the theory of regulatory capture––which argues that regulations are routinely and predictably 'captured' and manipulated to serve the interests of those who are supposed to be subject to them, or the bureaucrats and legislators who write or control them. Ample evidence suggests that regulatory capture is indeed widespread and takes a variety of forms, which are reviewed here. Rather than debating whether more or less regulations are needed, the paper suggests that what is needed is a way to make regulations stronger––more capture-proof. It closes with a major policy change that would help accomplish this goal.
Starting Page	319
Ending Page	323
Page Count	5
File Format	PDF
ISSN	01472011
Journal	Society
Volume Number	46
Issue Number	4
e-ISSN	19364725
Language	English
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Publisher Date	2009-05-06
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Regulatory capture Campaign finance Transparency Torts Government oversight Political Science Sociology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Sociology and Political Science

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2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
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