##  [Regulatory Failure](/index.php/regulatory-failure) 

  ##  [Regulatory Failure](https://social.quantumdictionary.io/regulatory-failure-0) 

  

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Definition

The condition in which a regulatory institution is unable to prevent harm, enforce statutory or administrative rules, or achieve defined policy objectives because of design defects, insufficient enforcement capacity, inadequate resources, perverse incentives, or deliberate non‑enforcement choices.