LEADER 03370nam 22005655 450 001 9910255301603321 005 20251030100534.0 010 $a9781137588142 010 $a1137588144 024 7 $a10.1057/978-1-137-58814-2 035 $a(CKB)3710000000869641 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4720019 035 $a(DE-He213)978-1-137-58814-2 035 $a(Perlego)3493271 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000869641 100 $a20160922d2016 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aCompetition Policy Enforcement in EU Member States $eWhat is Independence for? /$fby Mattia Guidi 205 $a1st ed. 2016. 210 1$aLondon :$cPalgrave Macmillan UK :$cImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,$d2016. 215 $a1 online resource (197 pages) $cillustrations, tables 225 1 $aEuropean Administrative Governance,$x2524-7271 311 08$a9781137588135 311 08$a1137588136 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. 327 $aList of Figures -- List of Tables -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. EU Competition Policy in Context -- 3. Independence: Reasons, Costs and Benefits -- 4. Explaining National Competition Authorities' Indepdence -- What is Independence For? Measuring the Impact of Independence in Competition Policy Enforcement? -- 6. Conclusions -- Appendices -- Index. 330 $aThis book investigates the crucial EU policy of competition, which is enforced by the Commission and by national agencies that enjoy various degrees of autonomy from their governments. More and more policy-making activities are nowadays delegated to agencies that cannot be held accountable to parliaments, and ultimately to voters. The author explains why this is the case in the field of EU competition policy and discusses whether independence is linked to improved enforcement ? as theories of delegation and common wisdom would suggest. These questions are explored with an in-depth analysis covering 27 EU countries for 17 years (1993?2009). While the results show that independence is given when countries lack credibility and good reputation, they also point out that autonomy from governments can hardly be associated with improved regulatory output. So, is independence of competition authorities useful to society in the end? This book will appeal to upper-level students and scholars interested in competition policy, regulatory agencies, and European public policy. . 410 0$aEuropean Administrative Governance,$x2524-7271 606 $aEurope$xPolitics and government 606 $aInternational economic relations 606 $aPolitical planning 606 $aEuropean Politics 606 $aInternational Political Economy? 606 $aPublic Policy 615 0$aEurope$xPolitics and government. 615 0$aInternational economic relations. 615 0$aPolitical planning. 615 14$aEuropean Politics. 615 24$aInternational Political Economy?. 615 24$aPublic Policy. 676 $a338.6048094 700 $aGuidi$b Mattia$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$01062745 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910255301603321 996 $aCompetition Policy Enforcement in EU Member States$92528297 997 $aUNINA