Regulation in the states / Paul Teske.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Teske, Paul (Paul Eric)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Trade regulation--United States--States.

Trade regulation.

Commercial law--United States--States.

Commercial law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (285 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Deregulation continues to be a hot-button issues in the United States. While the national debates rage, however, regulation at the state level still flies below the public's radar screen, although it is critically important. Paul Teske provides the foundation necessary to assess competing claims about state-level economic regulation in a time of turbulent politics and uncertain economics. He has produced an indespensable resource, offering both depth and breadth. Regulation in the States provides original quantitative analyses of state-level regulation across all the states in ten important sectors such as telecommunications, electricity, and professional licensing. Each section uses the same template for research and discussion, enabling cross-comparison among industries. Teske finds that commonly held fears of regulatory capture by industry are overblown, as are worries about an inevitable "race to the bottom." Legislatures and agencies still tend to base their policy decisions on their own ideologies and analysis. Teske also examines important exceptions, however, such as the case of occupational regulation. State-level regulation is neither inherently evil nor universally wise. The truth is somewhere in between, often found among the details. Nobody would argue it is perfect, however, and Teske assesses a wide range of possible reforms.

Contents:

Front Cover

Title Page

Copyright Information

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Part One: Introduction

State Regulatory Policy

Theoretical Perspectives

Measurement and Methodology

Part Two: Monopoly Regulation

Telecommunications

Electricity

Part Three: Information Asymmetries

Insurance Solvency

Savings and Loan Solvency

Hospital Certificates-of-Need

Part Four: Occupational Regulation

Attorneys

Medical Doctors

Part Five: Environmental Regulation

Clean Air Plans

Groundwater Protection

Part Six: Conclusions

Synthesis of Results across Industries

Reform by Legislatures, Governors, and Agencies

Legal Actors in the Regulatory Process

The Future of State Regulation

References

Index

Back Cover.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780815796312

0815796315

OCLC:

55941944