Regulation is often thought of as an activity that restricts behaviour and prevents the occurrence of certain undesirable activities, but the influence of regulation can also be enabling or facilitative, as when a market could potentially be chaotic if uncontrolled. This Handbook provides a clear and authoritative discussion of the major trends and issues in regulation over the last thirty years, together with an outline of prospective developments. It brings together contributions from leading scholars from a range of disciplines and countries. Each chapter offers a broad overview of key current issues and provides an analysis of different perspectives on those issues. Experiences in different jurisdictions and insights from various disciplines are drawn upon, and particular attention is paid to the challenges that are encountered when specific approaches are applied in practice. Contributors develop their own distinctive arguments relating to the central issues in regulation and apply scholarly rigour and clear writing to matters of high policy-relevance. The essays are original, accessible, and agenda-setting, and the Handbook will be essential reading both to students and researchers and to with regulatory and regulated professionals. Available in OSO: http://www.oxfordhandbooks.com/oso/public/content/oho_business/9780199560219/toc.html Contributors to this volume - Peter Alexiadis, partner in the Brussels office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Robert Baldwin, Professor of Law, London School of Economics and Political Science, Julia Black, Professor of Law, London School of Economics and Political Science, Martin Cave, Professor and Director, Centre for Management Under Regulation, Warwick Business School, Cary Coglianese, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Edward B. Shils Professor of Law, and Professor of Political Science, University of Pennsylvania, Patricia Danzon, Celia Moh Professor of Health Care Management, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Fabrizio de Francesco, Research Fellow, University of Exeter, David Driesen, University Professor, Syracuse University, Antonio Estache, Professor of Economics, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Jurgen Feick, senior researcher, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies, Mike Feintuck, Professor, University of Hull Law School, Neil Gunningham, co-director, Australian National Research Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Regulation, Janice Hauge, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of North Texas, Christopher Hood, Gladstone Professor of Government and Fellow, All Souls College, Mathias Koenig-Archibugi, Lecturer in Global Politics, Department of Government and the Department of International Relations, London School of Economics and Political Science, Martin Lodge, Reader in Political Science and Public Policy, Department of Government and the ESRC Centre for Analysis of Risk and Regulation (CARR), London School of Economics, Evan Mendelson, associate with the law firm of O'Melveny & Myers in Washington, D.C., Catherine Mitchell , Professor of Energy Policy, Exeter University, Niamh Moloney, Professor of Financial Markets Law, London School of Economics and Polticial Science, Claudio Radaelli, Professor of political science (Anniversary Chair in Politics), Department of Politics, University of Exeter, Tanina Rostain, Professor of Law and Co-director of the Center For Professional Values and Practice, New York Law School, David Sappington, Lanzillotti-McKethan Eminent Scholar Chair, Department of Economics, Warrington College of Business, University of Florida, Colin Scott, Professor of EU Governance and Regulation, University College Dublin, Jon Stern, Senior Visiting Fellow and founder member, Centre for Competition and Regulatory Policy (CCRP), Department of Economics, City University, London, Lindsay Stirton, Lecturer, University of Manchester School of Law, Adrian Towse, Director, Office of Health Economics (OHE), Cento Veljanovski, Managing Partner, Case Associates (London); Associate Research Fellow, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London; and IEA Fellow in Law and Economics, Institute for Economic Affairs, Raymund Werle, principal research associate, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies, Cologne, Germany, Bridget Woodman, Lecturer in Human Geography, Exeter University, Liam Wren-Lewis, PhD candidate in economics, University of Oxford, Karen Yeung, Professor of Law, Kings College London.