Indeed, Maryland's cost controls are an example of how difficult calibrating regulation could be.
While the efficiencies matched those of contemporary steam engines, high noise levels, difficult speed regulation, and frequent need for repairs led to their abandonment.
"I came out of school where design is freeform and architecture is a very creative endeavor, then got into the workforce and realized how difficult the regulation atmosphere is to navigate," says Scott. "I realized how difficult it was for me, my colleagues and individuals to understand those codes.
Cybercrime, however, is evolving at an exceedingly rapid pace, meaning it is often difficult for regulations and legislation to keep up with a changing security landscape.
While it would always be difficult for regulations and the body of law underpinning them to keep pace with technological changes, she said they must be sensible and responsive to changes in society.
Where rewriting the tax code proved too politically difficult, demolishing regulations worked almost as well.
In a couple of years, a new president will lead Argentina, with a chance to reform the country's difficult export regulations.
The four basic motivation-related processes are self-efficacy (i.e., the belief in being able to master difficult demands), decision regulation (i.e., the ability to quickly come to self-congruent decisions), activation regulation (i.e., the ability to initiate a planned action), and motivation regulation (i.e., the ability to motivate oneself to persevere in the face of difficulties).
One real-world aspect of the Internet making regulation difficult is its low cost.
Unfortunately, this popularity makes regulation difficult: Tin is probably the hardest mineral to trace in a company's supply chain because it is "so ubiquitous", Kraus said.
