{"product_id":"the-irony-of-regulatory-reform-9780195054453","title":"The Irony of Regulatory Reform","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDeregulation was a political buzzword of the early 1980's. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Reagan Administration came to power on a platform dedicated to getting the government off the backs of the people. Deregulation promised to lower inflation, raise productivity, and reverse the sagging fortunes of American industry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProponents declared deregulation morally right because it constituted a rollback of the arbitrary power of the state in favor of individual initiative and liberty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut the actual politics of deregulation, including the momentous breakup of AT\u0026amp;T, had already turned out to be far more complex than this rhetoric suggested.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Irony of Regulatory Reform\u003c\/em\u003e Horwitz examines the history of telecommunications--both telephone and broadcast--to build a compelling new theory of regulation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAgainst the backdrop of modern theories of the state, he presents a sweeping survey of the history of regulation in America, delineating three distinct periods of regulatory genesis and, correspondingly, three discrete types of agencies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHorwitz shows the underlying irony that while anti-regulation rhetoric was aimed at the so-called social regulatory agencies, in practice it has been the economic agencies that have been deregulated, often with vehement opposition from the industries affected.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWithin the context of this broader theory, telecommunications is a fascinating industry to study, because it determines the character of our marketplace of ideas, because it has been an arena of great technological transformation, and because of its fundamental role in anchoring the so-called information age. Horwitz unveils the complex mosaic of forces--economic, political, legal, and technological--that undermined the traditional regulation of telecommunications and\u003cbr\u003eprecipitated deregulation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Britt Horwitz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/1988\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 424\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.52h x 6.55w x 1.29d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195054453\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":39929237438579,"sku":"0195054458","price":91.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_85202450-8931-4421-8548-4a71400dea20.jpg?v=1647612412","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-irony-of-regulatory-reform-9780195054453","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}