Enforcing fire safety in the catering industry [[electronic resource] ] : an economic analysis / / G. Suurmond

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910778423603321
• Autore: Suurmond G (Guido)
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Leiden, : Leiden University Press, c2008
• ISBN: 1-282-40187-4; 9786612401879; 90-485-0812-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (397 p.)
• Disciplina: 330; 340-349; 363.377
• Soggetti: Fire prevention; Caterers and catering
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Content; 1. Introduction; Part 1: Theory; 2. The social problem and the optimalsolution: Why enforcement is needed; 3. Introduction to public law enforcement:detection and sanctions; 4. Continuing compliance and enduringenforcement - time constraints; 5. Partial compliance and targetingenforcement - resource constraints; 6. Flexible compliance and cooperativeenforcement - information constraints; 7. Voluntary compliance and persuadingenforcement - informal constraints; 8. Economic explanations of compliancestrategies; 9. Discretion, credibility and objectives of theenforcement authority; 10. The optimal structure of law enforcementPart 2: Empirical Analysis; 11. Fire safety regulation in horecaestablishments and policy developments; 12. Analyzing current municipal enforcementpolicies: Which strategy is effective?; 13. Cost-benefit analysis of enforcementfollowing the Volendam disaster; 14. Settlement of liability claims following theVolendam disaster; 15. Efficient enforcement in a representative municipality; 16. Conclusion; Appendix 1: Interviews and interviewees; Samenvatting; References; Index; Curriculum vitae
• Sommario/riassunto: On New Year's Eve 2001, fourteen youngsters were killed and more ; than two hundred got injured by a fire in a bar in the municipality of Volendam in the Netherlands.After this tragic event, the Dutch government intensified the administrative law enforcement of the fire safety regulation, especially in the catering industry. From an economic and social perspective important questions can be raised on this response to the 'Volendam disaster'.Are the costs and benefits of enforcement properly balanced? What effects on compliance can be expected from administrative law enforcement? Is private enfor