capitalism
type: Concept
narrower: regulation theory

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: regulation theory

empirical political theory
type: Concept
narrower: regulation theory

regulation theory
type: Concept
broader: theories of governance
broader: empirical political theory
broader: capitalism
definition: Regulation theory is a distinctive paradigm in critical political economy. It originated in Europe and North America in the 1970s in response to the emerging crisis of the postwar economy and its mode of regulation, and it has since been applied to many other periods, regions, and contexts. [Source: Encyclopedia of Governance; Regulation Theory]

theories of governance
type: Concept
narrower: regulation theory