In 2011, the Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers introduced a draft version of a guidance document that purported to clarify the jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act in accordance with recent Supreme Court Cases. Shortly thereafter, it became clear that the Draft Guidance...

The paper draws three lessons from a review of the literature. It supports more empirical research. Regulation should:* support activities that reinforce locally embedded natural ecologies and social relations, rather than import industrial modes of production, * constitute markets that develop...

Much of the early scholarship relating to the introduction of genetically engineered plants focused on the potential liability of farmers resulting from the contamination of neighboring fields. A second line of scholarship explored the trade-related implications of commingled export shipments...

Instagram pictures of elegantly plated dinners, long farm-style tables, and well-to-do people laughing in what looks like a loft apartment are followed by commenters asking, “Where is this?” This is the world of underground dining. Aspiring and established chefs invite strangers into their...

The OECD developed a taxonomy of measures affecting government procurement which provides a classification system for different GP measures, policies and procedures, which can impact cross-border government procurement. This project aims to further assist countries in assessing their procurement...

Avenues for local government participation in UAV regulation reside in the land planning and zoning processes of cities and metropolitan areas (including via regional transportation planning). My essay explains how land use governance relates intimately to aerial regulation of commercial drones....

The direct regulation of prices for vegetable oil, sugar, and bread has helped to stop their growth, however it has not resulted in halting food inflation as a whole. Restrictive measures on wheat exports have led to world prices growth but when put into effect they can reduce prices for the...

After land prices in Germany increased continuously since 2006, policy makers, representatives of farmers' unions, NGOs, and farmers started and continued to discuss or propose new land market regulations to stop price increases and to protect particularly smaller farmers. In this paper we...

Globalization transforms not just the economics of production and exchange in the world, but also the political economy of public policies. We analyze how wine regulations, and more specifically planting rights restrictions, have been affected by globalization, in particular colonial expansions...

Office space in Britain is the most expensive in the world and regulatory constraints are the obvious explanation. We estimate the 'regulatory tax' for 14 British office locations from 1961 to 2005. These are orders of magnitude greater than estimates for Manhattan condominiums or office space...