Regulatory Politics in an Age of Polarization and Drift

In this book, author Marc Eisner provides an accessible introduction to the complex topic of regulatory politics, ideal for upper-level and graduate courses, walking the reader through a clear-eyed and careful examination of:_x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ the dynamics of regulatory change since the 1970s _x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ social regulation and institutional design_x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ forms of gradual change—including conversion, layering, and drift_x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ gridlock, polarization, and the privatization of regulation_x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ financial collapse and the anatomy of regulatory failure_x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ Demonstrating that transparency and accountability—the hallmarks of public regulation—are increasingly absent, and that deregulation was but one factor in our most recent significant financial collapse, the Great Recession, this book urges readers to look beyond deregulation and consider the broader political implications for our current system of voluntary participation in regulatory programs and the proliferation of public-private partnerships.