Law and corporate behaviour : integrating theories of regulation, enforcement, compliance and ethics / Christopher Hodges, Professor of Justice Systems at the University of Oxford, Supernumerary Fellow, Wolfson College, Oxford Head of the Swiss Re/CMS Research Programme on Civil Justice Systems, Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, Oxford Honorary Professor, China University of Political Science and Law, Beijing Solicitor (non-practising).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Psychology. The findings of social psychology -- Deterrence. Deterrence theory ; Private enforcement in USA ; Enforcement of competition law ; Criticisms of deterrence ; Empirical evidence ; Conclusions -- Regulation. Public regulation ; The structure of regulation and self-regulation in the UK ; Developments in criminal enforcement in the United Kingdom ; Responsive, meta and compliance theories ; OECD policy on regulation and enforcement ; The enforcement policies of individual agencies ; Consumer trading and protection ; Competition ; Conclusions on current enforcement policy -- Regulation and compliance by business. Standards, accreditation, self-regulation and co-regulation ; Compliance within business organisations -- Regulatory architectures. Regulating safety ; Financial services -- Conclusions. Business values : culture, commitment, trust and ethics ; Conclusions : ethical regulation -- Appendix 1. A consumer redress scheme under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 as amended -- Appendix 2. Guidance for enforcers of consumer law.