Regulation in the States
Published on 4. February 2004
Book
Hardback
272 pages
978-0-8157-8312-1 (ISBN)
Description
Deregulation continues to be a hot-button issues in the United States. While the national debates rage, however, regulation at the state level still flies below the public's radar screen, although it is critically important. Paul Teske provides the foundation necessary to assess competing claims about state-level economic regulation in a time of turbulent politics and uncertain economics. He has produced an indespensable resource, offering both depth and breadth.
Regulation in the States provides original quantitative analyses of state-level regulation across all the states in ten important sectors such as telecommunications, electricity, and professional licensing. Each section uses the same template for research and discussion, enabling cross-comparison among industries. Teske finds that commonly held fears of regulatory capture by industry are overblown, as are worries about an inevitable ""race to the bottom."" Legislatures and agencies still tend to base their policy decisions on their own ideologies and analysis. Teske also examines important exceptions, however, such as the case of occupational regulation.
State-level regulation is neither inherently evil nor universally wise. The truth is somewhere in between, often found among the details. Nobody would argue it is perfect, however, and Teske assesses a wide range of possible reforms.
Regulation in the States provides original quantitative analyses of state-level regulation across all the states in ten important sectors such as telecommunications, electricity, and professional licensing. Each section uses the same template for research and discussion, enabling cross-comparison among industries. Teske finds that commonly held fears of regulatory capture by industry are overblown, as are worries about an inevitable ""race to the bottom."" Legislatures and agencies still tend to base their policy decisions on their own ideologies and analysis. Teske also examines important exceptions, however, such as the case of occupational regulation.
State-level regulation is neither inherently evil nor universally wise. The truth is somewhere in between, often found among the details. Nobody would argue it is perfect, however, and Teske assesses a wide range of possible reforms.
Reviews / Votes
"At the very moment that state regulatory powers are being extended in new ways in numerous areas of public policy, Paul Teske offers the most comprehensive analysis of the evolving state government role published to date...[he] has gathered an outstanding collection of former graduate students to offer a penetrating look at the ways in which state governments tackle a wide range of regulatory tasks...this book covers much new ground and offers invaluable insights to diverse scholars." --Barry G. Rabe, University of Michigan, Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, 4/20/2005 "The author provides the foundation necessary to assess competing claims of state-based economic regulation in a time of turbulent politics. He offers breadth and depth, producing an indispensable resource." --Frank T. Colon, Lehigh University, Perspectives on Political Science "... provides us with a sound theoretical framework for analyzing state regulation, a series of useful historical overviews of different areas of state regulation, and groundbreaking comparative empirical analyses of factors influencing each area... This is a book worth reading. The topic is important, the research is interesting and counterintuitive, and the conclusions are valuable and driven by the research findings... A useful starting point for learning about research in the entire area of state regulation, suitable for graduate student and interested scholar alike." --Tracy Lightcap, LaGrange College, The Law and Politics Book Review, 6/1/2004 "should be high on the reading lists of any serious federalism or regulatory policy scholar." --Denise Scheberle, Publius, 9/22/2006More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 9 mm
Width: 6 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-8157-8312-1 (9780815783121)
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Paul Teske, professor of public affairs at the University of Colorado's Graduate School of Public Affairs in Denver, Colorado, USA, is the author or coauthor of several books including Choosing Schools: Consumer Choice and the Quality of American Schools (with Mark Schneider and Melissa Marschall). Teske has written widely on political economy and regulatory questions.