PART 1: ANALYZING THE REGULATORY STATE Regulation as a Mode of Governance The Development of the Regulatory State in the UK Governance in the Regulatory State The European Regulatory State Transnational Regulatory Governance PART 2: THE DIFFERENT WORLDS OF THE REGULATORY STATE: POLICY DOMAINS IN THE UK Higher Education: The Ambiguous Regulatory State Healthcare: The Insuring Regulatory State Accountancy and Law: The Private Regulatory State Conclusion

ROGER KING is Visiting Professor at the Centre for Higher Education Research and Information at The Open University, UK, and a Higher Education Consultant. Previously he was Vice Chancellor of the University of Lincolnshire and Humberside (now Lincoln). He writes and researches on comparative policymaking and regulatory governance.