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Theory & Practice of Commercial Regulation and Governance

CML4601F Theory and Practice of Commercial Regulation and Governance

This course is a final level, half course, offered in the first semester, with two lectures per week. It carries 9 NQF credits at HEQSF level 8.

Convener: Associate Professors D Collier and K Idensohn

Course outline:

The regulation of commercial activities is seen as a necessary measure to manage risk and mediate the conflicting interests of parties. Increasingly, however, formalistic legal (or state) regulation of commercial activities is under pressure to give way to 'softer' forms of governance. This course in regulation and governance introduces students to basic economic perspectives on regulation and governance and global trends in this regard, as well as basic sociological perspectives on the regulation of commercial activities.

DP requirements: None

Assessment: Participation in class 20%, Research paper (5000 words) 80%