Sociology has recently witnessed a rapprochement between research on organizations and
research on law. This essay reviews a number of central developments and tendencies in …

Drawing on learning and social psychological research, we identify the processes by which
positive incentives induce compliance with regulatory laws, using tax as a specific example …

Meta-reviews of the implementation literature have constantly bemoaned a lack of theory in
this area. This is partially a function of the policy sciences having inherited a tradition of …

The second edition of this highly regarded book provides a concise and accessible
introduction to the principles and elements of policy design in contemporary governance. It …

Despite decades of policy experimentation, the ultimate goal of efficient and effective
environmental regulation has continued to elude policy-makers and regulatory theorists. The …

This important new book explores the psychological motives that shape the extent and
nature of people's cooperative behavior in the groups, organizations and societies to which …

Industry self-regulation—the voluntary association of firms to control their collective action—
has been proposed as a complement to government regulation. Proponents argue that the …

The extent to which government should be involved with regulation in the private sector is
much debated. More fundamentally, one might ask exactly what is regulation, why is it …

Some social theorists claim that trust is necessary for the smooth functioning of a democratic
society. Yet many recent surveys suggest that trust is on the wane in the United States. Does …

Theory: Trust is a critical attitude that extends the duty heuristic developed in Scholz and
Pinney (1995). The" trust heuristic" can provide the basis for a contingent compliance …