Lobbyists, Governments and Public Trust, Volume 3 : Implementing the OECD Principles for Transparency and Integrity in Lobbying / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Contributor:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lobbying--Law and legislation.

Lobbying.

Lobbyists.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (224 p. ) ill. ;

Place of Publication:

Paris : OECD Publishing, 2014.

Summary:

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. The review process found that although there is an emerging consensus on the need for transparency to shed light on lobbying, new regulations are often scandal-driven instead of forward looking. In countries that have regulations in place, the degree of transparency in lobbying varies considerably across OECD members. Moving forward, it will be essential for countries to focus efforts on the implementation of the Recommendation, in order to strengthen confidence in the public decision-making process and restore trust in government. It will also be crucial to strengthen the implementation of the wider integrity framework, as it is the prime tool for safeguarding transparency and integrity in the decision-making process in general and lobbying practices in particular.

Contents:

Survey methodologies

United Kingdom: Developing lobbying regulation in an open government context

Mexico: The regulation of lobbying in the legislative branch

Slovenia: The regulation of lobbying in place and the challenge of implementation

Foreword and Acknowledgments

Hungary: In quest of an appropriate legal framework for lobby regulation

Italy: The regulation of lobbying and the evolution of a cultural taboo

Executive Summary

Ireland: Proposals for registering lobbying activities

Lobbying risks in the decision-making process

Canada: How the federal lobbying act has matured

Balancing scope and feasibility of lobbying rules and guidelines

The EU Transparency Register: Increasing the transparency of interest representation in Brussels

Chile: Regulation of lobbying

Transparency in lobbying activities

Integrity in public decision making

Compliance and enforcement: Making transparency and integrity in lobbying a reality

Austria: The transparency act 2013 for lobbying and interest representation

Brazil: Lobby regulation, transparency and democratic governance.

ISBN:

92-64-21422-4