Innovative regulatory approaches coping with Scandinavian and European Union policies / Noralv Veggeland, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Veggeland, Noralv, 1941-

Series:

European Economic and Political Issues

European economic and political issues series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Trade regulation--Scandinavia.

Trade regulation.

Trade regulation--European Union counies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (177 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This work analyses the regulatory regimes that are now having their day of dominance. The book offers an account of the inherent vulnerability of the regulatory state caused by one-sided economic thinking and the predominance of governing through hard regulation.

Contents:

Intro

INNOVATIVE REGULATORY APPROACHES COPING WITH SCANDINAVIAN AND EUROPEAN UNION POLICIES

CONTENTS

EDITOR'S PREFACE

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Chapter 1 THE 'REGULATORY STATE' IN THE STUDY OF SCANDINAVIAN AND EUROPEAN GOVERNANCE:1 INTRODUCTORY ASPECTS

APPROACHES

MODES OF REGULATION

TRENDS OF DOMINANCE

Trend 1: The Use of Legal Authority

Trend 2: The Expanding Role of the EU

Trend 3: The Contributions of Regulators

Trend 4: The Audit Explosion

Trend 5: The Weakening of Corporatist Institutions

PREVAILING GOVERNANCE STRATEGIES OF THE REGULATORY STATE

The Strategy of Modernization

The Strategy and Agencification

TRANSFORMATIONS

Transformation of Institutional Self-Regulation

Formalization of Relationships

THE STUDY OF REGULATORY INNOVATION

INNOVATION OF INSTITUTIONS AND REGULATIONS

REGULATORY INNOVATION - A CASE OF SCANDINAVIAN INVOLVEMENT WITH THE EU

DILEMMAS OF THE REGULATORY STATE

The Dilemma of the Numerous Regulatory Agencies

The Dilemma of Hyper-Regulation Leading to Hyper-Innovation

The Dilemma of Exponential Rise of Transactional Costs

The Dilemma of Democratic and Legitimacy Deficits

REGULATION THROUGH ETHICS

REFERENCES

Chapter 2 TRANSLATIONS AND INTERNAL REGULATIONS: SCANDINAVIAN LOCAL GOVERNMENTS1

INTRODUCTION

THE NATIONAL AND LOCAL CONTEXTS

THE EMPIRICAL PHENOMENON AND THEORETICAL CONSTRUCTION

THEORETICAL APPROACHES: TWO COMPLEMENTARY PERSPECTIVES

INTERNAL REGULATION IN SCANDINAVIAN MUNICIPALITIES: DIFFERENT TOOLS

CONTRACT STEERING AS REGULATORY TOOL, DENMARK

BALANCED SCORECARDS AND LEADER CONTRACTS AS REGULATORY TOOLS, NORWAY

ANALYSIS: REGULATION INSIDE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

THE SIGNIFICANCE OF IMPLICITATION

INFORMAL INTERNAL REGULATION.

THE ROLE OF POLITICIANS

SUMMARY: SIMILARITIES AD DIFFERENCES

CONCLUSION

Chapter 3 USING A SOFT MODE OF GOVERNANCE TO FACILITATE TRADE: REGULATORY CO-OPERATION BETWEEN THE EU AND CANADA

TRADE FACILITATION: REDUCING NON-TARIFF BARRIERS TO TRADE (NTMS)

HARD INSTRUMENTS TO FACILITATE TRADE

SOFT INSTRUMENTS TO FACILITATE TRADE

THE EU-CANADA BILATERAL TRADE RELATIONS: MAIN FEATURES OF THE REGULATORY CO-OPERATION

The Institutional Set-Up

Procedures for Information-Sharing and Regulatory Consultations

PROCEDURES FOR EXCHANGING EXPERIENCES AND IDENTIFYING BEST PRACTICES

THE EFFECTS OF REGULATORY CO-OPERATION

Increasing Governmental Concern towards Specific Problems and Relations

Building National Capacity to Deal with the Issues at Hand

Enhancing 'The Contractual Environment': Moving Issues Forward

Building Confidence: Preventing and Resolving Problems

ADVANTAGES AND CHALLENGES OF APPLYING A SOFT MODE OF GOVERNANCE TO FACILITATE TRADE

Chapter 4 REGULATING EUROPEAN BORDERS: A CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE

PRELUDE

I. STATE OF THE ART OF STATE/CULTURE THEORY AND THE LINK TO EUROPEAN BORDER STUDIES

II. TOWARDS 'ANOTHER CULTURE'? BORDER 'DIALECTICS'

III. LOOKING UP BENJAMIN'S CHIMNEY HOLE

Chapter 5 FRIENDS FOREVER? INTEREST ORGANIZATIONS, PLURALISM, TRANSPARENCY, AND CONSENSUAL POLICY MAKING IN SCANDINAVIA1

THE RISE OF SCANDINAVIAN CORPORATISM

THE DECLINE OF SCANDINAVIAN CORPORATISM

THE STRUCTURE OF INTEREST REPRESENTATION

TRANSPARENCY AND SPEED OF THE POLICY PROCESS

PLURALISM, TRANSPARENCY, AND SCANDINAVIAN CORPORATISM

Chapter 6 EU REGULATION AND NATIONAL INNOVATION: THE CASE OF NORWEGIAN PETROLEUM POLICY

INTRODUCTION.

ECONOMIC INTEGRATION AND POLITICAL ECONOMY

THE STATE AS POLITICAL ENTREPRENEUR

ECONOMIC INTEGRATION AND NATIONAL MANOEUVRING ROOM

THE EEA AGREEMENT

THE NORWEGIAN STATE AS PETROLEUM ENTREPRENEUR

EU AND NORWAY: FROM CONFLICT TO COOPERATION AND INNOVATIVE ADAPTATION

THE EEA AGREEMENT AND NORWEGIAN PETROLEUM POLICY

Chapter 7 THE NORWEGIAN PENSION FUND:1 AN ETHICAL 'GOLD STANDARD' FOR INTERNATIONAL CLIMATIC INVESTMENTS?

NORWEGIAN GOVERNMENT PENSION FUND - GLOBAL

A GOLD STANDARD?

CONSULTATIVE PROCESS

CRITICISM

BENCHMARK PORTFOLIO

REAL ESTATE AND THE ENVIRONMENT

ACTIVE OWNERSHIP

A CLIMATIC FUND

CONTRIBUTORS

APPENDIX 1

ETHICAL GUIDELINES

THE NORWEGIAN GOVERNMENT PENSION FUND - GLOBAL

1. Basis

2. Mechanisms

3. The Exercise of Ownership Rights

3.1.

3.2.

3.3.

4. Negative Screening and Exclusion

4.1.

4.2.

4.3.

4.4.

4.5.

4.6.

4.7.

INDEX

Blank Page.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-61209-254-3

OCLC:

704294291