Walters, Geoff 
ORCID: 0000-0003-1658-7128 and Hamil, Sean
(2013)
The contests for power and influence over the regulatory space within the English professional football industry, 1980–2012.
Business History, 55 (5).
pp. 740-767.
ISSN 0007-6791, 1743-7938
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Abstract
This study draws on the concept of ‘regulatory space’ to analyse the evolution of financial regulation of professional football clubs in England over the past 30 years. It begins by setting out the institutional context and, in particular, the internal governance structure of the Football Association. It then discusses three periods that demonstrate how the regulatory environment is characterised and shaped by different organisations, particularly the football authorities. It concludes by arguing that appropriate financial regulation is unlikely to occur under the following four circumstances: where internal governance structures of regulatory bodies are constituted in such a way as to inhibit the process of decision-making; where powerful actors maintain control of significant financial resources and have a desire to limit financial regulation; where minor actors do not have sufficient power and leverage; and where the government is unwilling to intervene and use legislation.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | 3504 Commercial Services, 35 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services, Generic health relevance |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > School of Management |
| Depositing User: | Symplectic Admin |
| Date Deposited: | 13 Nov 2024 09:58 |
| Last Modified: | 13 May 2025 19:35 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/00076791.2013.771339 |
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| URI: | https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3187299 |
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