Or can something be done to restrain companies, or at least to get them to exercise self-restraint?

ECONOMIST: What role should corporate citizens play in politics?

The key question is whether the Brotherhood will continue to exercise self-restraint when the Mubarak regime falls.

CNN: The Sweep: The risk of democracy in the Middle East

The failure of banks to self-regulate on bonuses, or to exercise restraint, has now resulted in a bonus cap with a one-to-one salary-to-bonus ratio, which aims to put an end to the excessive risk culture which lead to taxpayer bail-outs and bank collapses.

BBC: Viewpoints: EU banker bonus cap