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An Introduction to Law and Regulation
Text and Materials
In recent years, regulation has emerged as one of the most distinct and important
fields of study in the social sciences, both for policy-makers and for scholars
who require a theoretical framework that can be applied to any social sector.
This timely textbook provides a conceptual map of the field and an accessible and
critical introduction to the subject. Morgan and Yeung set out a diverse and
stimulating selection of materials and give them context with pre-
hensive and mentary. By adopting an interdisciplinary approach
and emphasising the role of law in its broader social and political context, it
will be an invaluable tool for the ing to regulation for the first
time. This clearly structured, academically rigorous title, with a contextualized
perspective is essential reading for all students of the subject.
BRONWEN MORGAN is Professor of Socio-legal Studies at the University of
Bristol. Her research focuses on the political economy of regulatory reform
and global governance. She is the author of Social Citizenship in the Shadow of
Competition (2003).
KAREN YEUNG is Professor of Law at Kings’ College London. She was a
university lecturer at Oxford University and a Tutorial Fellow in Law at
St Anne’s College from 1996 until 2006. Her research lies in the intersection
of public law and socio-economic regulation.
The Law in Context Series
Editors: William Twining (University College London) and Christopher McCrudden
(Lincoln College, Oxford)
Since 1970 the Law in Context series has been in the forefront of the movement to
broaden the study of law. It has been a vehicle for the publication of innovative scholarly
books that treat law and legal phenomena critically in their social, political and eco-
nomic contexts from a variety of perspectives. The series particularly aims to publish
scholarly legal writing that brings fresh perspectives to bear