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Since the end of the nineteenth century the dynamics of the relationship between sport and the state are best understood by taking into account (1) the dramatic growth of sport relative to other forms of physical activity (gymnastics, traditional games, etc.) and (2) socially significant changes in the operation and status of the state. Sport
Insurance markets in the US traditionally have been regulated at the state level. This tradition was reinforced by the 1945 McCarran–Ferguson Act, which exempted the business of insurance from federal antitrust oversight as long as the individual states regulated the insurance business. Much of the early health insurance regulation related to reserve requirements and sales
Workplaces are highly regulated spaces. As Edelman and Suchman (1997) state, they ”are immersed in a sea of law.” In regulating the workplace, the state attempts to control the behaviors of employers, managers, and workers using a system of incentives and penalties and a variety of policy tools. In the US, the government has at