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# Mar/​Apr 1978 

Vol. 2 No. 2 

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##### Viewpoint 

### [The Welfare State and the Decline of Electoral Politics ](/regulation/mar/apr-1978/welfare-state-decline-electoral-politics)

By Ralph K. Winter 

##### Features 

#### [Will Lawyering Strangle Democratic Capitalism? ](/regulation/mar/apr-1978/will-lawyering-strangle-democratic-capitalism)

By Laurence H. Silberman 

#### [Guadalajara! A Case Study in Regulation by Munificence ](/regulation/mar/apr-1978/guadalajara-case-study-regulation-munificence)

By Antonin Scalia 

#### [Deregulating Telecommunications: Sorting Out Mixed Signals ](/regulation/mar/apr-1978/deregulating-telecommunications-sorting-out-mixed-signals)

By Stanley M. Besen 

#### [Deregulating Transportation: Tracking the Progress ](/regulation/mar/apr-1978/deregulating-transportation-tracking-progress)

By Thomas Gale Moore 

##### Letters 

##### [The Trucking Paradox ](/regulation/mar/apr-1978/trucking-paradox)

##### [Kirkpatrick and Critics ](/regulation/mar/apr-1978/kirkpatrick-critics)

##### [The The Price of Safety ](/regulation/mar/apr-1978/price-safety)

##### Perspectives 

##### [Hair Dyes, Cancer, and the FDA ](/regulation/mar/apr-1978/hair-dyes-cancer-fda)

##### [Millions of CBs That Can’t Be Sold ](/regulation/mar/apr-1978/millions-cbs-cant-be-sold)

##### [New Federal Budget Calls for More Regulators ](/regulation/mar/apr-1978/new-federal-budget-calls-more-regulators)

##### [CPSC Redesigns Its Injury Information System ](/regulation/mar/apr-1978/cpsc-redesigns-its-injury-information-system)

##### [Tighter Standards for Drinking Water ](/regulation/mar/apr-1978/tighter-standards-drinking-water)

##### [Funding Public Participation in Regulatory Proceedings ](/regulation/mar/apr-1978/funding-public-participation-regulatory-proceedings)

##### Readings 

##### [Regulatory Agency Structure: Cause for Optimism? ](/regulation/mar/apr-1978/regulatory-agency-structure-cause-optimism)

##### [The Burger Court and Mr. Bakke ](/regulation/mar/apr-1978/burger-court-mr-bakke)

##### [A Counterproposal for Containing Health Care Costs ](/regulation/mar/apr-1978/counterproposal-containing-health-care-costs)

##### [Folklore and the FDA ](/regulation/mar/apr-1978/folklore-fda)

##### [Weidenbaum on Government and Business ](/regulation/mar/apr-1978/weidenbaum-government-business)

##### [Regulation by Litigation ](/regulation/mar/apr-1978/regulation-litigation)

##### [Perspectives on the 4‑R Act ](/regulation/mar/apr-1978/perspectives-4-r-act)

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