Regulatory quality in Europe : concepts, measures and policy processes / Claudio M. Radaelli and Fabrizio De Francesco.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Radaelli, Claudio M. (Claudio Maria), 1960- author.

De Francesco, Fabrizio, author.

Series:

European Policy Research Unit series.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Administrative procedure--European Union countries.

Administrative procedure.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 258 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Manchester, UK ; New York : Manchester University Press ; New York : Distributed exclusively in the United States by Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The European Union and its member states are investing in ambitious programmes for 'better regulation' and targets of regulatory quality. This book lifts the veil of excessively optimistic propositions covering the whole better-regulation agenda, and provides a conceptual framework to handle the political complexity of regulatory governance. It approaches better regulation as an emerging public policy, with its own political context, actors, problems, rules of interaction, instruments, activities and impacts. Focusing on the key tools of impact assessment, consultation, simplification and access to legislation, the chapters provide empirical evidence on the progress made in the member states and in Brussels, drawing on an extensive research project and an original survey of directors of better-regulation programmes in Europe. They show how indicators define, measure and appraise better-regulation policy, linking measures to policy processes in which the stakeholders learn by monitoring. Although better regulation is a top priority for competitiveness in Europe and the legitimacy of EU policy, the level of commitment and the development of tools vary considerably. The major challenge for better regulation is institutionalisation-this calls for clear choices in terms of what the EU wants from better regulation.

Contents:

Appraising regulatory policy

Defining quality

How indicators perform : a review of the literature

Measuring the performance of better regulation policies : the cross-national experience

The results of the questionnaire

The state of play in the EU

Better regulation indicators

Conclusion.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 14 Apr 2026).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-78170-157-1

1-84779-231-6

OCLC:

818847274