Regulating Lobbying

Author : Raj Chari,John Hogan,Gary Murphy,Michele Crepaz
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2019-02-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781526117267

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Regulating lobbying by Raj Chari,John Hogan,Gary Murphy,Michele Crepaz Pdf

Governments worldwide are developing sunshine policies that increase transparency in politics, where a key initiative is regulating lobbyists. Building on the pioneering first edition, this book updates its examination of all jurisdictions with regulations, from the Americas, Europe, Middle East, Asia, and Australia. Unlike any book, it offers unique insights into how the regulations compare and contrast against each other, offering a revamped theoretical classification of different regulatory environments and situating each political system therein. This edition innovatively considers different measurements to capture the robustness of lobbying laws in terms of promoting transparency and accountability. And, based on the authors’ experience of advising governments globally, it closes with a no-nonsense guide on how to make a lobbying law. This is of value to policymakers seeking to introduce or amend regulations, and lobbyists seeking to influence this process.

Author : Raj S. Chari,Hogan John,Gary Murphy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2010-08-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : NWU:35556040155467

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Regulating Lobbying: A Global Comparison by Raj S. Chari,Hogan John,Gary Murphy Pdf

In an age of corruption, sleaze and scandal associated with financial crisis and economic downturn across the globe, citizens want more transparency and accountability in politics. This book examines a principal means by which this can be achieved: the regulation of lobbyists. It provides innovative insights into lobbying regulations across four continents -- North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. What are these regulations about? What are the differences across the continents? How effective are the rules? How have they changed the lobbying profession? Using qualitative and quantitative analyses, the book compares and contrasts regulatory laws in the US, Canada, Germany, Poland, Lithuania, Hungary, the EU, Taiwan and Australia. It examines how politicians, lobbyists and civil servants regard the legislation in place in different jurisdictions. It also considers what lessons and different "models of regulation" can be considered and adopted by those states without lobbying rules.

Author : Urs Steiner Brandt,Gert Tinggaard Svendsen
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2016-01-29
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781782546702

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The Politics of Persuasion by Urs Steiner Brandt,Gert Tinggaard Svendsen Pdf

The EU is at a crossroads. Should it choose the path towards protectionism or the path towards free trade? This book convincingly argues that lobbying regulation will be a decisive first step towards fulfilling the European dream of free trade, in accordance with the original purpose of the Treaty of Rome. Without the regulation of lobbyists to try and prevent undue political persuasion, there is a greater risk of abuse in the form of corruption, subsidies and trade barriers, which will come at the expense of consumers, tax payers and competitiveness. This interdisciplinary approach – both theoretical and methodological – offers a wealth of knowledge concerning the effect of lobbying on political decision-making and will appeal to academics across the social sciences, practitioners and policy-makers.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2012-09-20
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264084940

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Lobbyists, Governments and Public Trust, Volume 2 Promoting Integrity through Self-regulation by OECD Pdf

This second volume of OECD's study on lobbying examines regulation and self-regulation of lobbying.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2014-11-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264214224

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Lobbyists, Governments and Public Trust, Volume 3 Implementing the OECD Principles for Transparency and Integrity in Lobbying by OECD Pdf

This report takes stock of progress made in implementing the 2010 Recommendation on Principles for Transparency and Integrity in Lobbying – the only international instrument addressing major risks in the public decision-making process related to lobbying.

Author : Karsten Mause,Andreas Polk
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2024-02-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783031443930

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The Political Economy of Lobbying by Karsten Mause,Andreas Polk Pdf

Lobbying is not only the subject of ongoing, heated debates in politics and the public sphere but has also been a focus of the social sciences for decades. This edited volume provides an overview of the current state of research on lobbying from the perspective of Public Choice as a subfield of political science and economics. After a brief introduction to the field, Part I provides an overview of basic concepts and political-economic theories of lobbying from the standpoints of various subfields of Public Choice. Subsequently, Part II investigates the various channels used by interest groups to influence policymakers, such as party donations, informational lobbying, hiring politicians, etc. These chapters also discuss the possibilities and limits of regulating the respective channels. Lastly, Part III sheds light on lobbying in selected regions (i.e., the United States, European Union, Russia, and China).

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 115 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2022-07-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264907850

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OECD Public Governance Reviews The Regulation of Lobbying in Quebec, Canada Strengthening a Culture of Transparency and Integrity by OECD Pdf

This report provides an analysis of the framework in place to strengthen the transparency and integrity of lobbying in Quebec, Canada. The report also assesses the reform project proposed by the Commissioner of Lobbying in 2019, by benchmarking it against the OECD Recommendation on Principles for Transparency and Integrity in Lobbying, as well as good practices in OECD countries. The report highlights how to address governance concerns related to lobbying, and identifies concrete and tailored solutions to further strengthen a culture of transparency and integrity in the policy-making process.

Author : Ms.Deniz O Igan,Thomas Lambert
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2019-08-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781484347546

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Bank Lobbying: Regulatory Capture and Beyond by Ms.Deniz O Igan,Thomas Lambert Pdf

In this paper, we discuss whether and how bank lobbying can lead to regulatory capture and have real consequences through an overview of the motivations behind bank lobbying and of recent empirical evidence on the subject. Overall, the findings are consistent with regulatory capture, which lessens the support for tighter rules and enforcement. This in turn allows riskier practices and worse economic outcomes. The evidence provides insights into how the rising political power of banks in the early 2000s propelled the financial system and the economy into crisis. While these findings should not be interpreted as a call for an outright ban of lobbying, they point in the direction of a need for rethinking the framework governing interactions between regulators and banks. Enhanced transparency of regulatory decisions as well as strenghtened checks and balances within the decision-making process would go in this direction.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2021-05-20
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264813380

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Lobbying in the 21st Century Transparency, Integrity and Access by OECD Pdf

Lobbying, as a way to influence and inform governments, has been part of democracy for at least two centuries, and remains a legitimate tool for influencing public policies. However, it carries risks of undue influence.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : POLITICAL SCIENCE
ISBN : 163484999X

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Lobbying Regulation by Anonim Pdf

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2009-12-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264073371

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Lobbyists, Governments and Public Trust, Volume 1 Increasing Transparency through Legislation by OECD Pdf

This report reviews the experiences of Australia, Canada, Hungary, Poland, the United Kingdom and the United States with government regulations designed to increase scrutiny for lobbying and lobbyists.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Financial disclosure
ISBN : STANFORD:36105063202233

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Oversight of the 1946 Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs Pdf

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2024-05-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264526242

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OECD Public Governance Reviews The Regulation of Lobbying and Influence in Chile Recommendations for Strengthening Transparency and Integrity in Decision Making by OECD Pdf

Lobbying and influence activities are legitimate acts of democratic participation and enable different groups to provide input and expertise to the policymaking process. This report looks at Chile’s existing framework to ensure equity, integrity and transparency in public decision-making processes, and assesses its resilience to the risks of undue influence by special interest groups.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Standards of Official Conduct
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Lobbying
ISBN : LOC:00187079603

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Regulation of Lobbying by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Standards of Official Conduct Pdf

Author : Jana Eckei
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 8 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2013-08-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783656484158

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Lobbying. An indicator for democratic governance? by Jana Eckei Pdf

Essay from the year 2013 in the subject Politics - Political Systems - General and Comparisons, grade: 1,33, Jacobs University Bremen gGmbH, language: English, abstract: Accessibility of the policy-making processes for third party agent’s increases countries level of democratic governance. Ideally chances to influence officials should not depend on wealth of the interest group. However common ways to impact government decisions include professional lobbying (Rowbottom, 2010, p.79). Professional lobbyists are accused of influencing public policy formation for self-serving purposes by means of not only knowledge transfer but also offering financial support to the targeted government official or political party. Government officials choose which people to meet with and receive advice from. This subjective choice gives varying opportunities that result in decision-making power to different interest groups (Rowbottom, 2010, p. 78). The public’s confidence in how public policies are being formatted has been shaken by repeated reports on lobbyist’s corruption. In recent years the regulation of lobbying has become a major challenge for modern liberal democracies world-wide. Democracies, relying on trust and support of their citizenry are threatened to loose legitimacy due to professional lobbying. The question this paper examines is in how far lobbying needs to be recognized as an indicator for democratic governance and whether it is measurable as such. At first characteristics and the scope of lobbying shall be defined to provide the necessary framework for further discussion of the topic. Second, when assessing democratic governance empirical measures for indicators are essential components of analysis. Therefore the measurability of lobbying shall be addressed in the second part of the paper. Third, approaches to regulate lobbyist profession to ensure higher levels of democratic governance shall be examined. Lastly, the case of the European Union shall be analyzed to exemplify successes and loop-holes of the existing regulatory measures and conclude about the importance of lobbying as an indicator when examining the democratic process.