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Regulatory Innovation and the Online Consumer*

Year: 2004

Type: article

Abstract: The explosion of usage of the Internet has caused considerable anxiety concerning the capacity of states to fulfil the functions they have developed in protecting consumers. Online business is booming in many sectors. Key examples, investigated in this article, are online investing, Internet gambling, and e‐shopping (sale of goods via the Internet). The article suggests that the high‐level discourse of regulatory reform and innovation has been focused on what may be done with state instruments and agencies to address the problems. We argue for adjusting the focus and offer an analysis of examples of non‐state mechanisms and actors with the potential to enhance regulatory protections.

Source: Law & Policy

DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9930.2004.00187.x

Author: Colin Scott

Institutions: University College Dublin, Economic and Social Research Council, London School of Economics and Political Science

Language: English

Topic: Regulation and Compliance Studies

Subfield: Strategy and Management

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2000787188

FWCI: 7.293

Cites: 50

Cited by: 24

Related to: 10