Regulation and consumer protection /
Kenneth J. Meier and E. Thomas Garman.
- 2nd ed.
- Houston, Tex. : Dame Pub., c1995.
- xxiv, 507 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Previous ed.: Regulation : politics, bureaucracy, and economics / Kenneth J. Meier. New York : St. Martin's Press, 1985.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [463]-498] and index.
Myths of regulation and consumer protection -- The Policy process -- Regulating occupations -- Antitrust policy regulation -- The Revitalization of the Federal Trade Commission -- Regulating agriculture -- Environmental protection regulation -- Workplace safety and health regulation -- Regulating drugs -- Food safety regulation --Consumer product safety regulation -- Automobile safety regulation -- Depository institutions regulation -- Credit regulation -- Housing regulation -- Telecommunications regulation -- State and local consumer protection -- Contemporary consumer protection -- Reforming regulation.
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Trade regulation--United States Consumer protection--Law and legislation--United States Industrial laws and legislation--United States