# The Failure of Judges and the Rise of Regulators

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- Authors: [Andrei Shleifer](https://www.bookquiver.com/andrei-shleifer)
- Publisher: the_mit_press
- ISBN: 978-02-6252-952-5
- Pages: 352
- Published: 2016-03-25
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

A noted economist argues that the ubiquity of regulation can be explained by its greater efficiency when compared to litigation. Government regulation is ubiquitous today in rich and middle-income countries—present...