Based on contemporary discussions related to the role of taxation as an instrument of economic regulation, as well as the current experiences of good regulatory practices in Brazil, this work proposes to examine whether it is possible to develop or adapt a Brazilian model of Regulatory Impact...

The purpose of this research is to explore the domestic and international markets for small arms. Firstly, the research begins by summarizing the factors contributing to the illicit market of small arms and light weapons, including their ammunition, since their inception after World War II....

Toy guns are subject to federal product safety regulation. Real guns are not. If a defect in an air rifle causes it to discharge without warning, the manufacturer would be required to promptly notify a safety regulator (the Consumer Product Safety Commission); to recall the air rifle; and to...

This paper studies for the first time the impact on various measures of economic efficiency of regulatory complexity by sector in Spain. We base our analysis on an innovative database that classifies 206,777 regulations by economic sector and region, which highlights the growing volume of...

This article analyzes the effect of the presence of sanitation regulatory agencies on the efficiency of the water supply and sewage collection services in Brazil. We used DEA covering the period from 2015 to 2019. The results indicated that both services tended to be more efficient in...

The Chinese government has taken regulatory measures to address grassland degradation in pastoral areas, but problems such as inadequate monitoring and low efficiency still exist. Previous studies have revealed that grassroots governance played active roles in protecting grassland ecology and...

In response partly to the range of data protection law issues raised by the use of third-party cookies or similar technology (TPC) in modern digital advertising, prominent industry players in countries like Europe are starting to block TPC. In anticipation of the upcoming decline of TPC, key...

This chapter contributes to the ESG literature by drawing on the framework of the regulatory state, the developmental state and the predatory state in the management and political science literature to understand the problems and prospects related to promoting ESG in three distinct corporate law...

The regulatory sandbox model has proven to be relatively effective in reducing regulatory uncertainty and improving investment and innovation outcomes. The antitrust regulatory sandbox is generally a success, even if at the margins there are important changes that can be made. The problem with...

The procurement function is not well-placed to act as a two-sided gatekeeper and thus unable to effectively ‘regulate by contract’ the behaviour of the public entities seeking to adopt digital technologies and technology providers offering to deliver them. Additionally, given in-built...