underregulating
Too little control
Underregulating is failing to impose sufficient rules or oversight on an industry, activity, or sector.
The term implies that some regulation is appropriate but current levels fall short: Critics argue the agency has been underregulating the financial sector for decades.
The opposite of overregulating.
Tolerant, lacking strictness
- lenientTolerant of faults
- looseNot firmly secured
- laxInsufficiently firm or rigorous
- slackAbsence of tautness
negligent · careless · remiss · neglectful · inattentive · heedless · slipshod · sloppy
Noninterference in commerce
- free-marketUnregulated private exchange
- privatizationState sells public assets
- liberalizationReducing state economic controls
- neoliberalismPro-market, anti-regulation ideology
decontrol · rollback · dismantling · loosening · cutbacks · streamlining · hands-off · pro-business
Ongoing observation of something
- supervisionOverseeing people or processes
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
- scrutinyClose, careful examination
audit · watchdog · accountability · compliance · standards · protocols · guidelines · loopholes
Possibility of harm
- hazardSource of potential harm
- harmInjury or damage
- dangerExposure to harm
- exposureState of being unprotected
vulnerability · exploitation · abuse · fraud · contamination · pollution · unsafe · unchecked
permissive
Tolerant, lacking strictness
slack · negligent · careless · remiss · neglectful · inattentive · heedless · slipshod · sloppy · irresponsible
laissez-faire
Noninterference in commerce
- free-marketUnregulated private exchange
- privatizationState sells public assets
- liberalizationReducing state economic controls
neoliberalism · decontrol · rollback · dismantling · loosening · cutbacks · streamlining · hands-off · pro-business · reform
monitoring
Ongoing observation of something
- supervisionOverseeing people or processes
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
scrutiny · audit · watchdog · accountability · compliance · standards · protocols · guidelines · loopholes · understaffing
risk
Possibility of harm
exposure · vulnerability · exploitation · abuse · fraud · contamination · pollution · unsafe · unchecked · unmonitored
underregulatingoverregulating
Excessive governmental restriction
overcontrolling · micromanaging · interventionism · stifling · suffocating
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