181 SEVEN After regulation? It was never a question of regulation or no regulation, of state control or laissez-faire; there were, rather, the questions of what kind of regulation and by whom…The stability and future of the economy is grounded, in the last analysis, on the power of the state to act to preserve it. Such support does not end crises, nor does it eliminate antagonisms in the very nature of the economy, but it does assure the ability of the existing social order to overcome, or survive, the consequences of its own deficiencies. (Kolko, 1963, 4
331 20 Food waste (non)regulation Michael A. Long and Michael J. Lynch Introduction Food waste is ubiquitous. With a world population of over 6 million people that needs to be fed, waste from the production, transport and consumption of food is inevitable. However, the current scale of food waste is so large that it appears unsustainable. According to one of the more conservative estimates, almost 30 per cent of food is wasted throughout the supply chain (REFRESH, 2017). Others have suggested that up to half of all food grown is wasted (Lundqvist et al
In this chapter, we explore various theoretical perspectives that interpret the welfare state as an agent of social control, discipline and regulation. It is perhaps inevitable that the reaction of some radical theorists to the earlier dominant characterisation of the welfare state as a benevolent force went to the opposite extreme of focusing purely on its controlling and punitive side. Yet, to suggest that social policies are purely about control is as simplistic as believing that they are purely about welfare. It conveys a view of social policy as one big
55 THREE Structural factors and social regulation We now move towards a fuller account of regulation, exploring factors and features that shape choices. First we discuss structural factors and oppression and explain why we favour the idea of modes of regulation. This builds on comments about structure in the preceding chapters. The next section then reviews social control, support and the management of consumption in the welfare state. Third, we address briefly the topic of ideologies, discourses and language. There is then a discussion of citizenship
Daniel Sutter* Department of Economics, University of Oklahoma Norman, OK 73019 - USA Externalities in the Economic Theory of Regulation Abstract -Th i s article considers the regulation of externalities within the interest group mod el of politics. A group concerned about correcting an externality generates zero marginal sup port at the efficient level of regulation. Politicians respond to interests direcdy affected by policy and thus inefficiently correct externalities. Keywords - Externalities, regulation, interest groups JEL classification codes - D
Chapter objectives To consider the principles, purpose and practice of professional regulation. To explore its impact and what it might tell us about the state of the profession in Wales. To see how far we have come, and where professional regulation might develop in the future. Introduction It is often said change is the only constant in life. Despite it being such a feature of our lives, it can remain challenging and painful, frequently involving setbacks and beset by unintended consequences, but change can also be invigorating and help
Introduction: health professionalisation, risk and the public interest This chapter discusses the limited regulation and management of risk in the work of support workers in health and social care compared to the more rigorous regulation of health professionals. It is evident that health care systems in the modern world are increasingly dependent on such workers. This is in part due to growing demand from ageing populations with multiple health and social care needs that require a mix of skills to provide care, but also to shortages in the supply, and the
117 SEVEN Regulation and Russian medicine: whither medical professionalisation? Mike Saks Introduction Globally, the regulation of medicine has been a high priority for governments (see, for instance, Kuhlmann and Saks, 2008). Classically in the modern developed world – and especially in the Anglo-American context – this has taken the form in occupational terms from a neo- Weberian perspective of exclusionary social closure, legally sanctioned by the state (Saks, 2016). Although this has been subject to dilution in some countries with growing
Commentators have long debated ‘the moral’ in ideas about moral panic, moral regulation and moral discourse. This byte teases out some of the fundamental moral questions that continue to perplex us, about life and death, good and evil, and sex and the body. With an appraisal of the work of one of the chief architects of moral panic ideas, Jock Young, it asks whether these ideas may help or hinder our understanding of these complex issues.
195 Part Four Moral regulation Edited by Mark Smith 197 Introduction Mark Smith This part introduces a fourth key theorist within the moral panic genre. The work of Jock Young has played a central part in the creation of ideas around moral panic, and these, as will be shown, have developed over time. Some of Young’s ideas are reflected in the chapters in this and the preceding parts, while others have been taken forward in other writing in the field. Jock Young Jock Young was born William Young on 4 March 1942 in Vogrie, Midlothian. When he was
