Politics Subsidies And Competition

Author : Kostas A. Lavdas,Maria M. Mendrinou
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105024341625

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Politics, Subsidies and Competition by Kostas A. Lavdas,Maria M. Mendrinou Pdf

Politics, Subsidies and Competition focuses on the interplay of political, economic and institutional-legal factors in the formation of European competition policy, with particular emphasis on European Union control of national subsidies. This book demonstrates the increasing significance of the EU in the management of European economies. It argues that state subsidization is the only remaining effective form of state intervention because, in the integrated European market, state aid - ranging from investment and export aid to special tax concessions - has become the only instrument that can be used to favour and protect national industries. This makes the control of state subsidization more important than ever, and the European Community's attempts to increase this control since the mid-1970s tell an intriguing story of fierce intergovernmental bargaining, business lobbying and increasingly assertive EC/EU institutions. The argument is supported by evidence of the evolution of European policy and by case studies of sectoral aid regimes and their transformation in interaction with EU policy. This book will be of use to students and scholars of the economics and politics of Western Europe and regional and public policy.

Author : Giuseppe Cacciato
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 46 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Antitrust law
ISBN : UOM:39015041092936

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Subsidies, Competition Laws and Politics by Giuseppe Cacciato Pdf

Author : Robert O'Brien
Publisher : Springer
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2016-07-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781349258307

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Subsidy Regulation and State Transformation in North America, the GATT and the EU by Robert O'Brien Pdf

Recent international subsidy regulation is contributing to a dual transformation of the state. The state is increasingly liberal as expenditure is channelled into particular activities and it is less sovereign as key decision-making authority is transferred to international institutions. Subsidy conflicts emerge as the attempts by states, firms and social forces to adapt to an increasingly global economy collide with variations of liberal development models. This study examines the distinct subsidy arrangements in North America, the GATT and the European Union to highlight this change in state structure and behaviour.

Author : James T. Bennett
Publisher : Springer
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2010-11-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1441918914

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Stifling Political Competition by James T. Bennett Pdf

Stifling Political Competition examines the history and array of laws, regulations, subsidies and programs that benefit the two major parties and discourage even the possibility of a serious challenge to the Democrat-Republican duopoly. The analysis synthesizes political science, economics and American history to demonstrate how the two-party system is the artificial creation of a network of laws, restrictions and subsidies that favor the Democrats and Republicans and cripple potential challenges. The American Founders, as it has been generally forgotten, distrusted political parties. Nowhere in the U.S. Constitution are parties mentioned, much less given legal protection or privilege. This provocative book traces how by the end of the Civil War the Republicans and Democrats had guaranteed their dominance and subsequently influenced a range of policies developed to protect the duopoly. For example, Bennett examines how the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (as amended in 1974 and 1976), which was sold to the public as a nonpartisan act of good government reformism actually reinforced the dominance of the two parties. While focused primarily on the American experience, the book does consider the prevalence of two-party systems around the world (especially in emerging democracies) and the widespread contempt with which they are often viewed. The concluding chapter considers the potential of truly radical reform toward opening the field to vigorous, lively, contentious third-party candidacies that might finally offer alienated voters a choice, not an echo.

Author : Jakob Skovgaard,Harro van Asselt,Harro Dirk Asselt
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2018-08-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781108416795

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The Politics of Fossil Fuel Subsidies and Their Reform by Jakob Skovgaard,Harro van Asselt,Harro Dirk Asselt Pdf

This comprehensive volume provides the first book-length account on the politics of fossil fuel subsidies. This title is also available as Open Access.

Author : Louise I. Gerdes
Publisher : Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2014-05-20
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780737768640

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Super PACs by Louise I. Gerdes Pdf

The passage of Citizens United by the Supreme Court in 2010 sparked a renewed debate about campaign spending by large political action committees, or Super PACs. Its ruling said that it is okay for corporations and labor unions to spend as much as they want in advertising and other methods to convince people to vote for or against a candidate. This book provides a wide range of opinions on the issue. Includes primary and secondary sources from a variety of perspectives; eyewitnesses, scientific journals, government officials, and many others.

Author : Katherine M. Gehl,Michael E. Porter
Publisher : Harvard Business Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2020-06-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781633699243

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The Politics Industry by Katherine M. Gehl,Michael E. Porter Pdf

Leading political innovation activist Katherine Gehl and world-renowned business strategist Michael Porter bring fresh perspective, deep scholarship, and a real and actionable solution, Final Five Voting, to the grand challenge of our broken political and democratic system. Final Five Voting has already been adopted in Alaska and is being advanced in states across the country. The truth is, the American political system is working exactly how it is designed to work, and it isn't designed or optimized today to work for us—for ordinary citizens. Most people believe that our political system is a public institution with high-minded principles and impartial rules derived from the Constitution. In reality, it has become a private industry dominated by a textbook duopoly—the Democrats and the Republicans—and plagued and perverted by unhealthy competition between the players. Tragically, it has therefore become incapable of delivering solutions to America's key economic and social challenges. In fact, there's virtually no connection between our political leaders solving problems and getting reelected. In The Politics Industry, business leader and path-breaking political innovator Katherine Gehl and world-renowned business strategist Michael Porter take a radical new approach. They ingeniously apply the tools of business analysis—and Porter's distinctive Five Forces framework—to show how the political system functions just as every other competitive industry does, and how the duopoly has led to the devastating outcomes we see today. Using this competition lens, Gehl and Porter identify the most powerful lever for change—a strategy comprised of a clear set of choices in two key areas: how our elections work and how we make our laws. Their bracing assessment and practical recommendations cut through the endless debate about various proposed fixes, such as term limits and campaign finance reform. The result: true political innovation. The Politics Industry is an original and completely nonpartisan guide that will open your eyes to the true dynamics and profound challenges of the American political system and provide real solutions for reshaping the system for the benefit of all. THE INSTITUTE FOR POLITICAL INNOVATION The authors will donate all royalties from the sale of this book to the Institute for Political Innovation.

Author : Usha C.V. Haley,George T. Haley
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2013-05-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780199773749

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Subsidies to Chinese Industry by Usha C.V. Haley,George T. Haley Pdf

Government subsidies have contributed to China's success as manufacturer and exporter in capital-intensive industries. China's state-capitalist regime uses subsidies to stabilize and create common understandings of markets among governments and firms.

Author : Dominic Coppens
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 695 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2014-05-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781107014770

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WTO Disciplines on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures by Dominic Coppens Pdf

A legal and normative analysis of WTO disciplines on industrial and agricultural subsidies and countervailing duties.

Author : Harold J. Jansen
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2011-02-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780774818933

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Money, Politics, and Democracy by Harold J. Jansen Pdf

In 2004, Jean Chrtien's Liberals banned corporations and unions from contributing financially to political parties. In 2008, opposition leaders were prepared to defeat the Conservative Party over its proposal to eliminate public subsidies to parties. In this book, prominent political scientists explore the underlying issues that led to the showdown. Are publicly funded parties compatible with democracy? What effects has party finance reform had on elections and on the balance of power between parties and donors and between national parties and local organizations? Contributors show that campaign finance reforms have shaped party organization and electoral competition, contributing to successive minority governments.

Author : Clifford Winston
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UCSC:32106019031647

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Government Failure Versus Market Failure by Clifford Winston Pdf

When should government intervene in market activity? When is it best to let market forces simply take their natural course? How does existing empirical evidence about government performance inform those decisions? Brookings economist Clifford Winston uses these questions to frame a frank empirical assessment of government economic intervention in Government Failure vs.

Author : Pablo Serra
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Public utilities
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Subsidies in Chilean Public Utilities by Pablo Serra Pdf

Chile's experience shows that it is possible to design direct subsidies (such as Chile's subsidy for potable drinking water) at relatively low cost to the state and without distorting poor people's behavior. Prices have fallen substantially in services that new operators have entered, showing that regulation is a poor substitute for competition.

Author : Mr.Carlo A. Sdralevich,MissRanda Sab,Mr.Younes Zouhar,Ms.Giorgia Albertin
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2014-07-09
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781498348461

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Subsidy Reform in the Middle East and North Africa by Mr.Carlo A. Sdralevich,MissRanda Sab,Mr.Younes Zouhar,Ms.Giorgia Albertin Pdf

In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries price subsidies are common, especially on food and fuels. However, these are neither well targeted nor cost effective as a social protection tool, often benefiting mainly the better off instead of the poor and vulnerable. This paper explores the challenges of replacing generalized price subsidies with more equitable social safety net instruments, including the short-term inflationary effects, and describes the features of successful subsidy reforms.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2005-08-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264012059

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Environmentally Harmful Subsidies Challenges for Reform by OECD Pdf

This book discusses politically-feasible reform strategies that can be used to combat environmentally harmful subsidies.

Author : Gene M. Grossman,Elhanan Helpman
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0262571676

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Special Interest Politics by Gene M. Grossman,Elhanan Helpman Pdf

An exploration of the role that special interest groups play in modern democratic politics.