Moran, Michael creator text xu| 2001 continuing ng p.19-34 The article assesses the present state of regulation in the United Kingdom. It identifies the nature of the regulatory state, and explains how it differs from earlier forms of state intervention. It describes the institutional outlines of regulation in both the public and private sectors. It sketches the transformation of self-regulation, and the rise of social regulation. It explains the main forces behind the rise of regulation, stressing changed popular expectations and growing sensitivity to risk. It summarises the main problems of the regulatory state, and contemplates its future. - Reproduced Administrative agencies - Great Britain Administrative agencies Parliamentary Affairs 180718