Overview
- Empirically assesses the performance of competition policy enforcement agencies to consider their worth
- Argues that independence in competition enforcement does not have a significant impact on the agencies’ regulatory outcome and reputation
- Bridges together the historical analysis of EU competition policy and its most recent developments with relevant economic and political literature
Part of the book series: European Administrative Governance (EAGOV)
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Reviews
“Why and how do experts at arm’s length from politicians make policies? And should they? Mattia Guidi’s stimulating book raises the question of why politicians delegate the management of crucial policies to independent agencies – in particular in the field of competition enforcement. The book’s answers will not only appeal to experts of EU competition policy, but also to scholars investigating the increasing delegation of policy-making powers to experts in all national political systems.” (Professor Sergio Fabbrini, LUISS School of Government, Italy)
“The ‘must-read’ book on competition policy enforcement in the EU’s member-states. Clear and accessible, using a mix of quantitative and qualitative analysis, the book makes an original argument about the trade-offs between regulatory independence and accountability, with the unexpected finding that countries with mixed varieties of capitalism are most favorable to independence.” (Professor Vivien A. Schmidt, Boston University , USA)
“Competition authorities constitute a key instrument to discipline market actors, contributing to make regulatory capitalism work. How the institutional design of these authorities has evolved in recent decades in the European Union, particularly at the national level, is what Mattia Guidi explains in this excellent book, in a very precise and sophisticated way. From his research, we learn about the intricacies of national competition authorities, about variations in their political independence and enforcement performance, as well as the challenges they face in an integrated Europe.” (Professor Jacint Jordana, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain)
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Mattia Guidi is Post-Doctoral Fellow at LUISS Guido Carli in Rome, Italy, where he teaches International Public Policies. He holds a PhD in Political and Social Sciences from the European University Institute. His research focuses on delegation and institutions, including independent regulatory agencies, EU competition policy and EU public policies in general.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Competition Policy Enforcement in EU Member States
Book Subtitle: What is Independence for?
Authors: Mattia Guidi
Series Title: European Administrative Governance
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-58814-2
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-58813-5Published: 20 October 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-93392-1Published: 27 March 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-58814-2Published: 23 September 2016
Series ISSN: 2524-7263
Series E-ISSN: 2524-7271
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 186
Number of Illustrations: 7 b/w illustrations
Topics: European Union Politics, International Political Economy, Public Policy