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General term for rules, including delegated legislation and self-regulation

Regulation is the management of complex systems according to a set of rules and trends. In systems theory, these types of rules exist in various fields of biology and society, but the term has slightly different meanings according to context. For example:in government, typically regulation refers to the delegated legislation which is adopted to enforce primary legislation; including land-use regulation in economics: regulatory economics in finance: financial regulation in business, industry self-regulation occurs through self-regulatory organizations and trade associations which allow industries to set and enforce rules with less government involvement; and, in biology, gene regulation and metabolic regulation allow living organisms to adapt to their environment and maintain homeostasis; in psychology, self-regulation theory is the study of how individuals regulate their thoughts and behaviors to reach goals. Wikipedia →

🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path

  1. Read the overview: RegulationA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: antiSMASH 7.0: new and improved predictions for detection, regulation, chemical structures and visualisationInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: The Single marketThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: Individual differences in two emotion regulation processes: Implications for affect, relationships, and well-being.Cited 9,284 times
  5. Go sideways: Regulatory agencyA closely related topic
  6. Go sideways: Regulatory economicsA closely related topic

📖 Definitions

Noun The act of regulating or the condition of being regulated.

Noun A law or administrative rule, issued by an organization, used to guide or prescribe the conduct of members of that organization.

Noun A type of law made by the executive branch of a government, usually as authorized by a statute made by the legislative branch giving the executive the authority to do so.

Noun A numbered provision within such kind of legislation.

🗂️ The subject at a glance

  1. Forms
  2. History
  3. Regulatory economics
  4. Regulatory state
  5. Regulatory capture
  6. Deregulation

🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)

🆕 Influential since 2022

📚 Books worth reading

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