The question of whether regulatory policy should be set by the regulated themselves or by citizens making democratic choices is not on the agenda because no major contender for political office has any intention of challenging the power of business to shape government policies.
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The risks of “better regulation”
Posted in European Union, U.K., United States, bubbles, crisis, economy, liberalization, recession, regulation, tagged regulation, risk, financial crisis, credit crisis, Gordon Brown, Peter Mandelson, Financial Services Authority, Sago mine disaster on 2 November 2008 | 2 Comments »
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