Regulation is typically conceived as a two-party relationship between a rule-maker or
regulator (R) and a rule-taker or target (T). We set out an agenda for the study of regulation …

State structures have experienced significant transformation with the spread of globalization.
This paper examines how to measure one major change that has occurred in recent …

Research Summary We examine the internationalization decisions made by one of Africa's
most successful companies, South African Breweries, as it underwent a period of aggressive …

This article introduces the special issue by presenting a framework for the study of regulatory
politics using the analytical tools and approaches of comparative political economy. Having …

Competition law is a constitutive institution in capitalist markets, establishing the rules for
when interfirm coordination is allowed and where competition is required (Paul, 2020). Yet …

Political decisions over economic growth policies influence the degree of bureaucratic
autonomy and regulatory governance dynamics. Yet, our understanding of these processes …

The need for supranational regulatory capacity and the drive for governmental control are
two colliding forces in international governance. As a solution to this governance dilemma …

National politicians in Europe have created independent regulatory agencies (IRAs) with
significant powers over markets such as communications and energy. After delegation, they …

The diffusion of independent regulatory agencies (IRAs) in utilities sectors in developing
countries is underpinned by the idea that IRAs are highly effective institutional devices to …

Abstract Vast literature studies Independent Regulatory Agencies (IRAs). We contribute by
studying the benefits of independence when the agent's work is relational and by studying …