What is Regulation?
'''Regulation''' is the management of [[complex systems]]. It is based on a set of rules and trends. In [[systems theory]], these types of rules exist in many parts of [[biology]] and [[society]], but the term has slightly different meanings. For example: * in biology, [[gene regulation]] and [[metabolic regulation]] allow living organisms to [[adapt]] to their environment and keep [[homeostasis]]; * in [[government]], typically regulation means [[delegated legislation]] which is created by an expert<ref>Levi-Faur, David, Regulation and Regulatory Governance, Jerusalem Papers in Regulation and Governance, No.1, 2010</ref> * in business, [[industry self-regulation]] happens through [[self-regulatory organization]]s and [[trade association]]s which allow industries to set and enforce rules with less government involvement; and, * in psychology, [[self-regulation theory]] is the study of how individuals regulate their thoughts and behaviors to reach goals. The opposite of regulation is [[deregulation]]. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Economic policy]] {{Law}} {{stub}} {{authority control}}