THE POLICY OF DEREGULATION IN THE NETHERLANDS

Until recently, the effects of the policy of deregulation in the Nethe rlands seem to be minimal. The paper seeks to explain the ineffectiven ess from a Law and Economics perspective. Three strands of regulation theory: the public interest theory, the Chicago theory and the public choice theory, have been used to determine the possible causes of regu lation and deregulation. Of these three theories, the public choice th eory seems to have the greatest explanatory power of regulation and de regulation in the Netherlands.