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1 Social Regulation By: David A. Strauss As presented by Lester M. Salamon

2 Introduction Issue: Social Regulation has a diverse set of elements. Issue: Social Regulation has a diverse set of elements.  Social Regulation is an indirect tool of government

3 Eugene Bardach “Social regulation is correcting failures of the legal system- mainly liability and tort law- to prevent harms or to promote positive ends. These in turn arise from failures in the market.” “Social regulation is correcting failures of the legal system- mainly liability and tort law- to prevent harms or to promote positive ends. These in turn arise from failures in the market.”

4 Defining “The” Tool Clarifying the difference between Social and Economic Regulation. Clarifying the difference between Social and Economic Regulation.  Economic: Financial Market Regulation; FTC Regulations; Federal Reserve System.  Social: Welfare; Public Safety; Medicaid.  Both types of regulation are often blurred.

5 Defining “The” Tool Four (4) Elements of Social Regulation: Four (4) Elements of Social Regulation:  Rule that govern expected behavior.  Standards that serve as benchmarks.  Sanctions for non-compliance.  Administrative apparatus that enforces rules and administers sanctions.

6 Defining “The” Tool Rules vs. Regulations: Rules vs. Regulations:  Rules: Substantive Rules vs. Procedural Rules  Regulations: Ex Ante regulation vs. Ex Post Regulation.

7 Patterns of Tool Use A Brief History: A Brief History:  Babylonian Building Code  Plymouth Colony Roofing Code (c1626)  Fire Codes of London (c1666)  American Meat Inspection Act (c1907)

8 Patterns of Tool Use United States Regulatory System has: United States Regulatory System has:  A FORMAL SYSTEM for development.  A FORMAL and LEGAL style of enforcement

9 Patterns of Tool Use Modern trend of regulation is toward market- orientated systems. Modern trend of regulation is toward market- orientated systems.  Started with the Reagan Administration  Continued, to an extent, with the Clinton Administration.  Modern developments include market-like mechanisms; emission and pollution trading systems; and negotiated rulemaking.

10 Basic Mechanics “Rules are the path on which Social Regulation follows.” “Rules are the path on which Social Regulation follows.” Social Regulation involves: Social Regulation involves:  Est. of Rules  Development of Standards  Est. of penalties and rewards  Design & implementation of enforcement systems

11 Basic Mechanics Rules: Rules:  Good rules are defined with respect to their legitimacy, fairness, & predictability.  Rulemaking process set forth in Administrative Procedure Act of 1946.

12 Basic Mechanics Standards: Setting Benchmarks Standards: Setting Benchmarks  Rules are sufficiently complex that they require specification of standards for performance.  Approach and consideration of technical issues  Legal issues  Economic issues

13 Basic Mechanics Penalties & Rewards: Penalties & Rewards:  Compliance Rates  Factoring Cost of Compliance into Cost of Doing Business

14 Basic Mechanics Enforcement Systems Enforcement Systems  Complaint-Based Systems  HACCP Inspection System  Flexibility vs. Coercion

15 One MAJOR Point Regulatees (Targeted Group) vs. Beneficiaries Regulatees (Targeted Group) vs. Beneficiaries

16 Management Challenges  Reducing Conflicts  Inconsistent Implementation  Inadequate Resources  Fostering Intergovernmental Partnerships


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