The politics of delegation / editors, Mark Thatcher, Alec Stone Sweet.

Format:

• Book

Contributor:

• Thatcher, Mark.
• Stone Sweet, Alec.

Standardized Title:

• Politics of Delegation (Online)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Delegation of powers--Europe.
• Representative government and representation--Europe.
• Legitimacy of governments--Europe.
• Delegation of powers--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (249 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; Portland, OR : Frank Cass, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

There is a growing interest in delegation to non-majoritarian institutions in Europe, following both the spread of principal-agent theory in political science and law and increasing delegation in practice. During the 1980s and 1990s, governments and parliaments in West European nations have delegated powers and functions to non-majoritarian bodies - the EU, independent central banks, constitutional courts and independent regulatory agencies. Whereas elected policymakers had been increasing their roles over several decades, delegation involves a remarkable reversal or at least transformation of

Contents:

• THE POLITICS OF DELEGATION; Copyright; Content; Foreword; Theory and Practice of Delegation to Non-Majoritarian Institutions; Delegation to Supranational Institutions: Why, How, and with What Consequences?; Rational Fictions: Central Bank Independence and the Social Logic of Delegation; Constitutional Courts and Parliamentary Democracy; Institutional Choice and Bureaucratic Autonomy in Germany; Delegation to Independent Regulatory Agencies: Pressures, Functions and Contextual Mediation; The Unanticipated Consequences of Creating Independent Competition Agencies
• Judicial Delegation Doctrines: The US, Britain, and FranceLearning from the Americanists (Again): Theory and Method in the Study of Delegation; Abstracts; Notes on Contributors; Index

Notes:

• Description based upon print version of record.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

ISBN:

• 1-135-76896-X
• 1-135-76897-8
• 1-280-22435-5
• 9786610224357
• 0-203-00598-8

OCLC:

252723934