Regulatory Designs, Institutional Constellations and the Study of Regulatory State

Jordana, Jacint; Sancho, David

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“…1 The existing studies addressing the question of power dispersion and coordination practices can be classified into two categories, depending on their emphasis on either the complexity of regulatory regimes or operationalization and measurement techniques. On the one hand, scholars of transnational regulatory governance, transnational law, or international organizations have shown interest in the spread of and interaction between regulatory actors across different lines of power dispersion as a determinant of regulatory output (Jordana & Sancho 2004;Black 2008;Abbott et al 2015;Eberlein et al 2014;Halliday & Shaffer 2014). However, these works have not developed the measurement the relevant data, how the indices are calculated, their underlying theoretical assumptions, and methodological limitations.…”

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Measuring multi‐level regulatory governance: Organizational proliferation, coordination, and concentration of influence

Mathieu

Verhoest

Matthys

2016

Regulation & Governance

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As regulation increasingly results from the interplay of a wide array of different actors operating at different levels, it has become crucial to focus on how these constellations of regulatory actors operate. Although this research field presents huge potential for theoretical development, we still lack the measurement techniques to allow systematic comparative research. We contribute to filling this gap with four indices measuring crucial characteristics of multi‐actor regulatory arrangements: (i) the scope of organizational proliferation; (ii) the extent of coordination between regulatory actors; (iii) the amount of influence that each individual regulatory actor has on the sector regulation; and (iv) the extent to which the regulatory influence is concentrated in the hands of one or a few actors. We argue that our indices are sufficiently systematic, reliable, and flexible to be applied in a variety of research contexts relating to multi‐level and multi‐actor regulatory governance.

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Measuring multi‐level regulatory governance: Organizational proliferation, coordination, and concentration of influence

Mathieu

Verhoest

Matthys

2016

Regulation & Governance

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“…We discern in the literature a number of distinct, while clearly interrelated, dimensions of the concept of fragmentation that we wish to integrate. First, more fragmented policy implementation designs rely upon a larger number of distinct actors and entities —such as boards, commissions, secretaries, separate administrative officers, judges, and litigants—to carry a law into effect (Jordana and Sancho ; Kagan , ; Wilson ). On this view, the sheer volume of actors and entities playing a role in implementation contributes to its fragmented character.…”

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Divided Government and the Fragmentation of American Law

Farhang

Yaver

2015

American J Political Sci

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We investigate institutional explanations for Congress's choice to fragment statutory frameworks for policy implementation. We argue that divided party government, which fuels legislative-executive conflict over control of the bureaucracy, motivates Congress to fragment implementation power as a strategy to enhance its control over implementation. We develop a novel measure of fragmentation in policy implementation, collect data on it over the period , and test hypotheses linking separation-of-powers structures to legislative design of fragmented implementation power. We find that divided party government is powerfully associated with fragmentation in policy implementation, and that this association contributed to the long-run growth of fragmentation in the postwar United States. We further find that legislative coalitions are more likely to fragment implementation power in the face of greater uncertainty about remaining in the majority.

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“…Second, moving regulatory decision‐making to autonomous agencies is not only about non‐political technical and technocratic efficiency but also involves sensitive political trade‐offs and value‐based choices (Lodge, 2004). Such trade‐offs are often unstable and ambiguous and have clear political components that cannot easily be resolved using purely technical criteria (Jordana and Sanco, 2004). Third, it might be wise to go beyond the rather state‐centric approach and apply a more transnational and multi‐level perspective.…”

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Beyond New Public Management: Agencification and Regulatory Reform in Norway

2008

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In this paper we describe some trends in the development of regulatory reform in general and the agency form in particular. The focus is on the case of Norway by describing the reform process and some lessons learned. We discuss the development through the prism of different theoretical lenses such as instrumental, cultural and institutional environmental features. Finally, we draw some conclusions and discuss possible future developments beyond New Public Management by using a linear, a cyclical and a dialectical scenario.

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Regulatory Designs, Institutional Constellations and the Study of Regulatory State

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Measuring multi‐level regulatory governance: Organizational proliferation, coordination, and concentration of influence

Measuring multi‐level regulatory governance: Organizational proliferation, coordination, and concentration of influence

Divided Government and the Fragmentation of American Law

Beyond New Public Management: Agencification and Regulatory Reform in Norway

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