Innovative regulatory approaches coping with Scandinavian and European Union policies / Noralv Veggeland, editor.

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Other Authors: Veggeland, Noralv, 1941-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2010.
Series:European Economic and Political Issues.
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Table of Contents:
  • INNOVATIVE REGULATORY APPROACHES COPING WITH SCANDINAVIAN AND EUROPEAN UNION POLICIES; INNOVATIVE REGULATORY APPROACHES COPING WITH SCANDINAVIAN AND EUROPEAN UNION POLICIES; CONTENTS ; EDITOR'S PREFACE ; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ; THE 'REGULATORY STATE' IN THE STUDY OF SCANDINAVIAN AND EUROPEAN GOVERNANCE:1 INTRODUCTORY ASPECTS ; APPROACHES ; MODES OF REGULATION ; TRENDS OF DOMINANCE ; Trend 1: The Use of Legal Authority ; Trend 2: The Expanding Role of the EU ; Trend 3: The Contributions of Regulators ; Trend 4: The Audit Explosion ; Trend 5: The Weakening of Corporatist Institutions.
  • PREVAILING GOVERNANCE STRATEGIES OF THE REGULATORY STATE The Strategy of Modernization ; The Strategy and Agencification ; TRANSFORMATIONS ; Transformation of Institutional Self-Regulation ; Formalization of Relationships ; THE STUDY OF REGULATORY INNOVATION ; INNOVATION OF INSTITUTIONS AND REGULATIONS ; REGULATORY INNOVATION
  • A CASE OF SCANDINAVIAN INVOLVEMENT WITH THE EU ; DILEMMAS OF THE REGULATORY STATE ; REGULATION THROUGH ETHICS ; REFERENCES ; TRANSLATIONS AND INTERNAL REGULATIONS: SCANDINAVIAN LOCAL GOVERNMENTS1 ; INTRODUCTION ; THE NATIONAL AND LOCAL CONTEXTS.
  • THE EMPIRICAL PHENOMENON AND THEORETICAL CONSTRUCTIONTHEORETICAL APPROACHES: TWO COMPLEMENTARY PERSPECTIVES; INTERNAL REGULATION IN SCANDINAVIAN MUNICIPALITIES: DIFFERENT TOOLS ; CONTRACT STEERING AS REGULATORY TOOL, DENMARK ; BALANCED SCORECARDS AND LEADER CONTRACTS AS REGULATORY TOOLS, NORWAY ; ANALYSIS: REGULATION INSIDE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ; THE SIGNIFICANCE OF IMPLICITATION ; INFORMAL INTERNAL REGULATION ; THE ROLE OF POLITICIANS ; SUMMARY: SIMILARITIES AD DIFFERENCES ; CONCLUSION ; REFERENCES.
  • USING A SOFT MODE OF GOVERNANCE TO FACILITATE TRADE: REGULATORY CO-OPERATION BETWEEN THE EU AND CANADA INTRODUCTION ; TRADE FACILITATION: REDUCING NON-TARIFF BARRIERS TO TRADE (NTMS); HARD INSTRUMENTS TO FACILITATE TRADE ; SOFT INSTRUMENTS TO FACILITATE TRADE ; THE EU-CANADA BILATERAL TRADE RELATIONS: MAIN FEATURES OF THE REGULATORY CO-OPERATION ; The Institutional Set-Up ; Procedures for Information-Sharing and Regulatory Consultations ; PROCEDURES FOR EXCHANGING EXPERIENCES AND IDENTIFYING BEST PRACTICES ; THE EFFECTS OF REGULATORY CO-OPERATION.
  • Increasing Governmental Concern towards Specific Problems and RelationsBuilding National Capacity to Deal with the Issues at Hand ; Enhancing 'The Contractual Environment': Moving Issues Forward ; Building Confidence: Preventing and Resolving Problems ; ADVANTAGES AND CHALLENGES OF APPLYING A SOFT MODE OF GOVERNANCE TO FACILITATE TRADE ; REFERENCES ; REGULATING EUROPEAN BORDERS: A CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE; PRELUDE ; INTRODUCTION ; I. STATE OF THE ART OF STATE/CULTURE THEORY AND THE LINK TO EUROPEAN BORDER STUDIES ; II. TOWARDS 'ANOTHER CULTURE'? BORDER 'DIALECTICS'