Abstract

Reviews several books on social regulation. "Going by the Book: The Problem of Regulatory Unreasonableness," by Eugene Bardach and Robert A. Kagen; "Reforming Federal Regulation," by Robert E. Litan and William D. Nordhaus; "Regulation and Its Alternatives," by Alan Stone; "Dismantling America: The Rush to Deregulate," by Susan J. Tolchin and Martin Tolchin.