Economics A-Level
Regulatory Capture
What Regulatory Capture means in Economics A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Regulatory Capture
A government failure where a regulatory agency, created to act in the public interest, instead advances the commercial concerns of special interest groups.
Topics that use Regulatory Capture
- Government intervention (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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