Competition policy enforcement in EU member states : what is independence for?

Resource Information

The work Competition policy enforcement in EU member states : what is independence for? represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in European University Institute. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

Label

Competition policy enforcement in EU member states : what is independence for?

Title remainder

what is independence for?

Statement of responsibility

Mattia Guidi

Creator

• Guidi, Mattia

Subject

• Independent regulatory commissions -- European Union countries
• Competition, Unfair -- European Union countries

Language

eng

Summary

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.--

Assigning source

Provided by Publisher

Cataloging source

BTCTA

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Series statement

• European adminisrative governance
• Published EUI PhD theses