The Political Economy of Government Regulation

1 Introduction and Overview.- 2 Political Competition Among Interest Groups.- 3 Bootleggers and Baptists in the Market for Regulation.- 4 Partial Regulation of Natural Monopoly.- 5 The Political Economy of Risk Communication Policies for Food and Alcoholic Beverages.- 6 Economic Prescriptions for Environmental Problems: Not Exactly What the Doctor Ordered.- 7 Disclosure, Consent, and Environmental Risk Regulation.