Overview
- Takes a fresh look at corporate power in regulation
- Provides industry case studies on EU regulation and on Brexit
- Appeals to scholars, students and practitioners interested in European integration, political economy, public policy and regulation
Part of the book series: International Series on Public Policy (ISPP)
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Keywords
- industry sectors
- public pressure
- corporate discretion
- corporate power
- regulation
- experts
- innovators
- operators
- international political economy
- the power of knowledge
- decisive resources
- protecting consumers
- policy dynamics
- European Union
- self-regulation
- NGOs
- service providers
- transmission system operators
- Brexit
- european union politics
- British Politics
About this book
—David Levi Faur, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
“This impressive book breaks important ground in the regulatory governance literature by bringing in a fresh corporate perspective. Based on a set of fascinating case studies of European regulation, Eckert compellingly unpacks key facets of corporate power. A must-read for regulation scholars who often neglect the targets of regulation!”
—Burkard Eberlein, York University, Canada
“This book offers systematic and empirically fascinating insights into the regulatory power of corporations which unfolds outside the traditional political arenas. Its policy effects have important implications for the target groups of regulation, the general public, and the democratic political process as such. The conceptualization and use of rich empirical sources make for a compelling read.”
—Adrienne Héritier, European University Institute, Italy
This book takes a fresh look at corporate power in the regulatory process. It examines how corporations seek to prevent, shape, make or revoke regulation. The central argument is that in doing so, corporations utilise distinct power resources as experts, innovators and operators. By re-emphasising the proactive role of business, the book complements our acquired knowledge of policymakers’ capacity to put pressure on, or delegate power to private actors. Empirically, the book covers European consumer and environmental policies, and conducts case studies on the chemical, paper, home appliance, ICT and electricity industries. A separate chapter is dedicated to the assumption that Brexit will lead to an unprecedented result of EU regulation being lifted, and how this could put corporate power in regulation at risk. This book provides a new perspective on the policy implications of corporate power to scholars, students and practitioners alike.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Corporate Power and Regulation
Book Subtitle: Consumers and the Environment in the European Union
Authors: Sandra Eckert
Series Title: International Series on Public Policy
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05463-2
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-05462-5Published: 04 June 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-05463-2Published: 24 May 2019
Series ISSN: 2524-7301
Series E-ISSN: 2524-731X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIII, 354
Number of Illustrations: 18 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour
Topics: Public Policy, Comparative Politics, European Union Politics, British Politics, Corporate Governance, International Political Economy