Regulatory Capitalism

How it Works, Ideas for Making it Work Better

John Braithwaite, PhD, Professor, Regulatory Institutions Network, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia

Contemporary societies have more vibrant markets than past ones. Yet they are more heavily populated by private and public regulators. This book explores the features of such a regulatory capitalism, its tendencies to be cyclically crisis-ridden, ritualistic and governed through networks. New ways of thinking about resultant policy challenges are developed.

‘In this sprawling and ambitious book John Braithwaite successfully manages to link the contemporary dynamics of macro political economy to the dynamics of citizen engagement and organisational activism at the micro intestacies of governance practices. This is no mean feat and the logic works. . .’
– Stephen Bell, The Australian Journal of Public Administration

‘Everyone who is puzzled by modern “regulocracy” should read this book. Short and incisive, it represents the culmination of over twenty years’ work on the subject. It offers us a perceptive and wide-ranging perspective on the global development of regulatory capitalism and an important analysis of points of leverage for democrats and reformers.’
– Christopher Hood, All Souls College, Oxford, UK

这把s a great mind to produce a book that is indispensable for beginners and experts, theorists and policymakers alike. With characteristic clarity, admirable brevity, and his inimitable mix of description and prescription, John Braithwaite explains how corporations and states regulate each other in the complex global system dubbed regulatory capitalism. For Braithwaite aficionados, Regulatory Capitalism brings into focus the big picture created from years of meticulous research. For Braithwaite novices, it is a reading guide that cannot fail to inspire them to learn more.’
– Carol A. Heimer, Northwestern University, US

‘Reading Regulatory Capitalism is like opening your eyes. John Braithwaite brings together law, politics, and economics to give us a map and a vocabulary for the world we actually see all around us. He weaves together elements of over a decade of scholarship on the nature of the state, regulation, industrial organization, and intellectual property in an elegant, readable, and indispensable volume.’
– Anne-Marie Slaughter, Princeton University, US

‘Encyclopedic in scope, chock full of provocative – even jarring – claims, Regulatory Capitalism shows John Braithwaite at his transcendental best.’
– Ian Ayres, Yale Law School, Yale University, US