Since 2015, the Swedish Better Regulation Council (SBRC- Regelrådet) has become an independent Committee of inquiry within the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth. The Council examines the formulation of proposals for new and…
In vista delle modifiche costituzionali che verranno sottoposte a referendum il prossimo ottobre, il Senato sta intensificando studi e attività di formazione sulla qualità della regolazione. Nel corso dell’ultimo anno, l’Ufficio per la fattibilità amministrativa…
The German Nationaler Normenkontrollrat (NKR) has published its 2015 Annual Report. The report, structured in eight chapters, provides a complete overview of the activity of the Council shedding light on the major progress of better…
The Finnish Government has recently appointed an independent Legislation Assessment Council, that will function as part of the Prime Minister’s Office until April 2019. The new council has been entrusted tasks that are typical of…
Research note by Mark Seidenfeld on the article Political Parties and Presidential Oversight by Michael A. Livermore. Original source: Jotwell blog Ever since courts have recognized the legitimacy of political influence on agency policymaking, scholars have struggled to formulate…
Research note by Ixchel Pérez Durán The European Union’s increased powers regarding the public policies implemented in all Member States have led to the creation of European Union agencies (EUAs). To date, there are 35…
What’s going wrong with the assessment of compliance costs in multi-level governments, and how can they be improved? An expert report from the Normenkontrollrat (NKR), the German National Regulatory Control Council, published on April 2015,…
Organizational Reputation and Public Accountability Alon-Barkat, S. and S. Gilad. 2015. Political Control or Legitimacy Deficit? Bureaucracies’ Symbolic Response to Bottom-up Public Pressures, Policy & Politics, Advance online publication. Busuioc, E.M. and M. Lodge. 2015.…
Agencification and Administrative Reorganization Bertelli, A.M. and J.A. Sinclair. 2015. Mass Administrative Reorganization, Media Attention, and the Paradox of Information, Public Administration Review, Advance Online Publication. Bertelli, A.M, J.A. Sinclair and H. Lee. 2015. Media…
The Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law at the House of Representative (Subcommittee 1) and the Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management at the Senate (Subcommittee 2) held a hearing on 15…