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Competition Policy Enforcement in EU Member States
Mattia Guidi
其他書名
What is Independence for?
出版
Springer
, 2016-09-23
主題
Political Science / World / European
Political Science / Political Economy
Political Science / Public Policy / General
Political Science / General
Political Science / Political Ideologies / General
Political Science / Public Policy / Economic Policy
Political Science / Public Affairs & Administration
ISBN
1137588144
9781137588142
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=pIQgDQAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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This book investigates the crucial EU policy of competition, which is enforced by the Commission and by national agencies that enjoy various degrees of autonomy from their governments. More and more policy-making activities are nowadays delegated to agencies that cannot be held accountable to parliaments, and ultimately to voters. The author explains why this is the case in the field of EU competition policy and discusses whether independence is linked to improved enforcement – as theories of delegation and common wisdom would suggest. These questions are explored with an in-depth analysis covering 27 EU countries for 17 years (1993–2009). While the results show that independence is given when countries lack credibility and good reputation, they also point out that autonomy from governments can hardly be associated with improved regulatory output. So, is independence of competition authorities useful to society in the end? This book will appeal to upper-level students and scholars interested in competition policy, regulatory agencies, and European public policy.