Should the European Commission Enact a Mandatory Lobby Register?
This article reviews the literature on the mandatory government regulation/self-regulation approaches to regulating interest group behaviour. The findings of the author suggest that the voluntary register of the European Commission is bound to fail. The European Commission should implement a mandato...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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UACES
2012-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Contemporary European Research |
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| Online Access: | http://jcer.net/index.php/jcer/article/view/460/371 |
| Summary: | This article reviews the literature on the mandatory government regulation/self-regulation approaches to regulating interest group behaviour. The findings of the author suggest that the voluntary register of the European Commission is bound to fail. The European Commission should implement a mandatory register as soon as possible if the genuine aim of the incumbents is to overcome the Commission’s accountability deficit. |
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| ISSN: | 1815-347X |