Meta-Regulation in Practice

Beyond Normative Views of Morality and Rationality

F.C. Simon

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English

Routledge
30 May 2017

Economics; Sales & marketing management; Sales & marketing; Biology, life sciences; Pharmaceutical technology

Series: Routledge Advances in Sociology

Meta-regulation presents itself as a progressive policy approach that can manage complexity and conflicting objectives better than traditional command and control regulation. It does this by ‘harnessing’ markets and enlisting a broad range of stakeholders to reach a more inclusive view of the public interest that a self-regulating business can then respond to.

Based on a seventeen year study of the Australian energy industry, and via the lens of Niklas Luhmann’s systems theory, Meta-Regulation in Practice argues that normative meta-regulatory theory relies on questionable assumptions of stakeholder morality and rationality. Meta-regulation in practice appears to be most challenged in a complex and contested environment; the very environment it is supposed to serve best.

Contending that scholarship must prioritise an understanding of communicative possibilities in practice, this book will be of interest to undergraduate and postgraduate students, as well as postdoctoral researchers interested in subjects such as business regulation, systems theory and corporate social responsibility.

Please visit meta-regulation.com for more insightful information on meta-regulation and Meta-Regulation in Practice.

By: F.C. Simon
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781138233720
ISBN 10: 1138233722
Series: Routledge Advances in Sociology
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 30 May 2017
Audience: College/higher education , Primary , A / AS level
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dr F. C. Simon is a regulatory policy practitioner, having worked in both regulatory and regulated organisations.

Reviews for Meta-Regulation in Practice: Beyond Normative Views of Morality and Rationality

F. C. Simon's theoretical analysis of her professional experiences makes for an excellent case study on the attempt to enforce a moral regime on the operation of the Australian retail energy sector. She shows how such regulation efforts may only result in a growing hiatus between the public self-description of an industry and its actual functioning. Her intricate systems-theoretical reflections connect this book with cutting-edge contemporary social theory far beyond its immediate area. Hans-Georg Moeller, Professor and Subject Convenor, Philosophy and Religious Studies Program, University of Macau, China.