Originally published in 2005. Uniting critical debates on
globalization with those on regulation, this book provides an
innovative account of the fate of safety regulation in the face of
global pressures. The author addresses the key question of whether
globalization is making safety standards better or worse. She
analyzes the diverse strands of globalization that threaten safety
standards and examines the measures that hold potential for
beneficial change. Regulatory character, a theoretical model that
captures local economic, political and cultural influence developed
in the work, sheds light on how and why regulation and safety
standards do or do not change in the face of a crisis. The
theoretical work is grounded and illuminated by research on the
Thai government's response to the Kader fire, set in the rapidly
industrializing context of Southeast Asia. Theoretically rigorous
and empirically rich, the book has critical contemporary social
relevance. It demonstrates a diverse theoretical heritage
(embracing Weber, Douglas and Christopher Hood amongst others) that
critically and productively engages with research and policy making
to raise safety standards.
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