R. King 
The Regulatory State in an Age of Governance 
Soft Words and Big Sticks

Presents an account of the regulatory state and governance. This book examines both key concepts and theories, and important policy domains, and utilizes comparative, historical and transnational perspectives. It questions whether the regulatory state that has developed over the decades is an authoritarian or a liberalizing mode of governance.

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PART 1: ANALYZING THE REGULATORY STATE Regulation as a Mode of Governance The Development of the Regulatory State in the UK Governance in the Regulatory State The European Regulatory State Transnational Regulatory Governance PART 2: THE DIFFERENT WORLDS OF THE REGULATORY STATE: POLICY DOMAINS IN THE UK Higher Education: The Ambiguous Regulatory State Healthcare: The Insuring Regulatory State Accountancy and Law: The Private Regulatory State Conclusion

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ROGER KING is Visiting Professor at the Centre for Higher Education Research and Information at The Open University, UK, and a Higher Education Consultant. Previously he was Vice Chancellor of the University of Lincolnshire and Humberside (now Lincoln). He writes and researches on comparative policymaking and regulatory governance.