This book suggests that the scope and breadth of regulatory reforms since the mid-1980s and particularly during the 1990s, are so striking that they necessitate a reappraisal of current approaches to the study of the politics of regulation. The authors call for the adoption of different and fresh perspectives to examine this area.

Preface Part I: Theories of Regulation for the Age of Governance Part II: Comparative Perspectives on the Politics of Regulation Index Contributors: D. Geradin, F. Gilardi, N. Jabko, J. Jordana, C. Knill, A. Lenschow, D. Levi-Faur, M. Lodge, J.A. McCahery, I. McLean, A. Ogus, D. Sancho, P. Schmidt, V. Schneider, C. Scott, M. Tenbücken