1 - X has a problem
2 - Regulation is pushed to address X.
3 - Regulatory compliance increases overhead costs, or regulatory agency gets captured by current industry (because where else are you going to find people who understand the industry enough to be able to regulate it?).
4 - Firms centralize even more. Costs increase even more. Either the price increases, quality decreases, or shortages increase.
5 - Issue X is now even worse.
6 - Goto 1.
7 - Eventually become Venezuela.
How do you stop this vicious cycle?