Institute of Regulation's Podcast

Episode 19: Understanding Regulatory Capture

Institute of Regulation's Podcast

Show Notes

The latest edition of The Regulation Podcast focuses on the concept of regulatory capture - what it is and how regulators can avoid getting caught - hearing the expert views of Dr Eva Heims of York University and Dr Justin Rex of Bowling Green University USA, drawing on case studies in their academic publications. A short guide to regulatory capture from Dr Heims is here: ‘Regulatory-capture-A-short-guide-for-practitioners.pdf’ She will also be contributing to our online workshop on regulato...

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