The author examines the concept of regulation and discusses examples in the areas of drug regulation, consumer protection, financial institutions, environmental protection agencies, and job safety.

"In this book editors bring together essays from a number of leading scholars to address the ever-more-important issues within the field. Providing an overview of issues surrounding Latino identity and political opinion -- such as differences among Latino groups based on national origin, the importance of descriptive representation, and issues of competition and cooperation, particularly with reference to African Americans -- the contributors speak...