Understanding Regulation

<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:p>Understanding Regulation provides an authoritative, and multi-disciplinary, guide to all the key issues in modern regulation. It provides the reader with an introduction to key debates on regulation and does so from a number of disciplinary perspectives, looking towards law, economics, business, political science, sociology, and social administration. It draws on regulatory experiences in many sectors and countries throughout the world. Understanding Regulation reviews the central questions of regulation and explores those factors that affect the operation of regulatory regimes. It is structured into parts dealing with: fundamentals; strategies; rules and enforcement; regulatory quality and evaluation; regulation beyond the state; regulating network industries; and unfolding issues (including challenges relating to digital platforms, artificial intelligence, and sustainability). It will be an essential resource not only for academics and researchers involved with regulation, but also for those concerned with the design and practice of regulation.</jats:p>