The Regulatory Executives

A study of the chief executives of regulatory agencies: their backgrounds, their work, and how they view it is presented in this volume. Based on a study of state commissioners of insurance in America, it is both a thorough review of the types, history, processes, and impacts of regulation and the role played by regulators themselves. Some regulators view themselves as being arbiters between business and the public; others see themselves as watchdogs of the public interest. What difference do these views make to the agendas of the agencies?