The Government of Risk: Understanding Risk Regulation Regimes
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Author Description
Why does regulation vary so dramatically from one area to another? Why are some risks regulated aggressively and others responded to only modestly? Is there any logic to the techniques we use in risk regulation? These key questions are explored in The Government of Risk. This book looks at a number of risk regulation regimes, considers the respects in which they differ, and examines how these differences can be justified. Analyzing regulation in terms of 'regimes' allows us to see the rich, multi-dimensional nature of risk regulation. It exposes the thinness of society-wide analyses of risk controls and it offers a perspective that single case studies cannot reach. Regimes analysis breaks down the components of risk regulation systems and shows how they interact. It also shows how different parts of the same regime may be shaped by different factors and have to be explained and understood in quite different ways. The Government of Risk shows how such an approach is of high policy relevance as well as of considerable theoretical importance.
Menrva's Summary
THE THESIS
This book investigates the underlying logic and systemic variations that dictate why different risk regulation regimes operate with varying degrees of intensity and methodology. The authors, Christopher P. Hood, Henry Rothstein, and Robert Baldwin, utilize their expertise in public administration and regulation to propose a 'regimes' framework. This approach moves beyond broad, society-wide generalizations to analyze the specific components and interactions within individual regulatory systems, arguing that these systems are shaped by distinct, often conflicting, institutional and social factors.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- A multi-dimensional framework for analyzing regulatory regimes.
- Comparative analysis of diverse risk regulation sectors.
- Examination of the interaction between regulatory components.
Scope Limits
- The text does not provide a singular, universal solution for all risk management problems.
- It does not focus on the technical engineering of specific risk assessments but rather on the governance structures surrounding them.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Experts identify this work as a foundational text for understanding the complexity of regulatory governance and policy design. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which is tailored for students and practitioners of public policy and administrative law.
Page Count:
232
Publication Date:
2001-01-01
ISBN-10:
0191529435
ISBN-13:
9780191529436
Regulation
Governance
Public Policy
Sociology
Risk