Launch of "Regulation & Governance" in March.Blackwell Publishing (Malden, MA) will begin the publication of "Regulation & Governance" in March. The new quarterly journal is designed to serve as a platform for the study of regulation and governance by political scientists, lawyers, sociologists, historians, criminologists, psychologists This list includes notable psychologists and contributors to psychology, some of whom may not have thought of themselves primarily as psychologists but are included here because of their important contributions to the discipline. , economists, regulators and regulatory experts throughout the world. An annual print/online subscription costs $86 for individuals and $380 for institutions. Blackwell said the journal will provide a forum for original research, debate and refinement of relevant ideas and findings "in one of the most important fields of the social sciences." The mission of the journal is to advance discussions between various disciplines about regulation and governance, promote the development of new theoretical and empirical understanding, and serve the needs of practitioners for an academic reference. Content will include coverage of the range of issues related to public policy and administration, corporate governance Corporate Governance The relationship between all the stakeholders in a company. This includes the shareholders, directors, and management of a company, as defined by the corporate charter, bylaws, formal policy, and rule of law. , boardroom performance and shareholder activism. Editorial will include information on shareholder value, best practices, management accountability, corporate transparency For other definitions of transparency, see . Corporate transparency is a form of radical transparency : The construct removing all barriers to - and facilitating of - free and easy public access to corporate, political and personal information and the laws, rules, social , legal and regulatory developments, expectations of international institutional investors Institutional Investor A non-bank person or organization that trades securities in large enough share quantities or dollar amounts that they qualify for preferential treatment and lower commissions. , ownership rights in global markets, governance reform in emerging markets, regulatory reform Regulatory Reform concerns improvements to the quality of government regulation. At the international level, the "OECD Regulatory Reform Programme is aimed at helping governments improve regulatory quality -- that is, reforming regulations that raise unnecessary obstacles to , and ongoing government interventions. |
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