Can there really be an attack on regulation when there is so much of it? The war, the weapons, and modes of attack -- The war against regulation from Jimmy Carter to George H. W. Bush : the commanders in chief and their attacks on regulation -- The William Clinton and George W. Bush...

Networks, norms, and alliances -- Japan's financial system and persistence of systemic support -- The politics of the Japanese credit rating industry -- Japan's ideational developments and corporate governance -- The dilution of systemic support and growing contradictions.

Michael Crew and David Parker have compiled a comprehensive, up-to-date and detailed analytical work on leading research issues in the economics of regulation. With contributions from international specialists in economic regulation, the Handbook provides a comprehensive discussion of major...