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Regulation, Competition And Independence In A Certification Society: Financial Reports Vs. Baseball Cards, Shyam Sunder Jul 2007

Regulation, Competition And Independence In A Certification Society: Financial Reports Vs. Baseball Cards, Shyam Sunder

Shyam Sunder

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The Legitimising Power Of Regulation For Australian Banks: An Institutional Approach, H. Deo, Hemant J. Irvine, A. Abraham Jul 2007

The Legitimising Power Of Regulation For Australian Banks: An Institutional Approach, H. Deo, Hemant J. Irvine, A. Abraham

Faculty of Commerce - Papers (Archive)

The history of the Australian banking system has been one of a striving for legitimacy, against a cycle of boom, bust and public antagonism. Despite a series of banking inquiries and ensuing regulatory reform, banks continue to announce unexpected results. Over the past 15 years, each of the four major Australian banks, while complying with the increasingly stringent requirements of regulatory bodies, reported at least one major financial blunder. An institutional perspective demonstrates that rules and regulations play a powerful legitimising role in assisting banks to maintain their public image in the face of such disasters.


Rational Risk/Benefit Analysis Of Genetically Modified Crops, Stanley P. Kowalski Jan 2007

Rational Risk/Benefit Analysis Of Genetically Modified Crops, Stanley P. Kowalski

Law Faculty Scholarship

Safety concerns over the use of molecular biotechnology in the improvement of crops has generated substantial, heated and confusing debates, often driven by ideology and hysterics. Modification of crops is not new, and biotechnology (in its broadest sense) has been used for over a century to accelerate the development of new crops for food, feed and fibre, so as to meet the demands of a growing global community. The introduction of crops developed via molecular biotechnology [Genetically Modified Crops (GMCs)] represents the latest step in this inexorable innovative progression of technology. However, misinformed concern has led to a broad embrace …