The better regulation/governance nexus : a discussion

Abstract

This paper proposes a reviewing discussion of the linkages between the concepts of better regulation and organisational governance. Both are considered in a context of the former having become an attempt (some would posit it as an exclusively EU—inspired one) to transcend many of the negative attributes of all other regulatory paradigms. After initially considering the general contextual ambient for all regulation, we then discuss the issue of to what extent should the state regulate, some aspects of the macroeconomic impact, and the regulatory components analysis which builds a causal chain in governance processes. We also consider some corporates’ behaviour in the general area of the regulation/governance nexus.