Yuval Feldman, 2018, Cambridge University Press, 238 pages In The Law of Good People: Challenging States' Ability to Regulate Human Behaviour, Prof Yuval Feldman (Bar-Ilan University) challenges us to think about the need for regulation for 'good people' and what such regulation should look like. Feldman argues that many "ordinary people could engage in all … Continue reading Brief book review – The Law of Good People: Challenging States’ Ability to Regulate Human Behaviour
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Brief book review – Advanced Introduction to Law and Psychology
Tom Tyler, 2022, Edward Elgar Publishing, 252 pages Prof Tom Tyler (Yale Law School) is a familiar name for students of regulation. His 1990 book Why People Obey the Law is a central work in the canon of regulatory scholarship. In that book, he challenged the traditional deterrence understanding of regulation—that is, the idea that … Continue reading Brief book review – Advanced Introduction to Law and Psychology
Brief book review – Implementing Public Policy (4th Edition)
Michael Hill and Peter Hupe, 2022, SAGE Publications, 290 pages Prof Michael Hill (University of Newcastle Upon Tyne) and Prof Peter Hupe (University of Leuven) have just released the 4th Edition of their popular and practical handbook Implementing Public Policy. The book has a much broader focus than regulatory scholarship but is relevant for those … Continue reading Brief book review – Implementing Public Policy (4th Edition)
Brief book review – The Behavioral Code: The Hidden Ways the Law Makes Us Better Or Worse
Benjamin van Rooij and Adam Fine, 2021, Yale University Press, 384 pages Don’t think that The Behavioral Code: The Hidden Ways the Law Makes Us Better Or Worse is yet another popular science book that simply rides on the wave caused by Nudge. It is not. Or actually, it is, but not in the way … Continue reading Brief book review – The Behavioral Code: The Hidden Ways the Law Makes Us Better Or Worse
Brief book review – Nudge: The Final Edition
Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein, 2021, Yale University Press, 384 pages There will be few regulators who have not heard of the groundbreaking book Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth and Happiness, published in 2008 by Professors Richard Thaler (University of Chicago) and Cass Sunstein (Harvard University). The authors have joined forces once more in … Continue reading Brief book review – Nudge: The Final Edition
Brief book review – Achieving Regulatory Excellence
Cary Coglianese (Editor), 2017, Brookings Institution Press, 322 pages. In Achieving Regulatory Excellence, Professor Gary Coglianese (Director of the Penn Program on Regulation at the University of Pennsylvania) joins forces with the global top of thought-leaders in regulation. It brings together the best thinking about regulation in the world, and it tests the boundaries of … Continue reading Brief book review – Achieving Regulatory Excellence
Brief book review – The Behavioural Insights Team, Annual Report 2017-2018
The Behavioural Insights Team, London, 66 pages. The Annual Reports of the Behavioural Insights Team (BIT) is always an interesting regulatory read at the start of the calendar year. Their 2017-2018 report, for example, gives insight into recent regulatory interventions in 31 countries. These range from tackling tuberculosis in Moldavia to strengthening the Met Police … Continue reading Brief book review – The Behavioural Insights Team, Annual Report 2017-2018
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