1. Introduction -- 2. The end of the nineteenth century : regulatory pathways are set -- 3. Progressives attempt to tame the beast -- 4. The 1920s : cooperation is key -- 5. The Great Depression : everything changes, but remains the same -- 6. The postwar triumph of America's peculiar regulatory structure -- 7. The 1970s : the peak of America's regulatory structure -- 8. The decline of corporate social responsibility -- 9. Can the best be re-tethered?