Title:The New European Agencies: Regulation by Information
Author(s):MAJONE, GiandomenicoDate:1997Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:The new European agencies have been denied powers normally granted to regulatory bodies. In most cases their functions are limited to providing information and networking with other institutions. Thus, they seem to be ...
Title:The regulatory crisis of public service broadcasting
Author(s):MEIER, Henk ErikDate:2006Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:Die Regulierung des öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunks befindet sich in einer Krise. Fragen nach den Ursachen, dem Verlauf und den Ergebnissen dieser Krise des Regulierungsregimes stehen im Mittelpunkt dieses Beitrags. Während ...
Title:Third Party Access: A comparative study on access regimes in EU electricity grids and natural gas pipelines
Author(s):DE HAUTECLOCQUE, Adrien; TALUS, KimDate:2011Type of Publication:ArticleSeries/Report no.:[Florence School of Regulation]Abstract:The EU energy market regulation is based on three main pillars: third party access, unbundling and strong regulators. This paper will focus on the first of these. As will be seen throughout this paper, the access regimes ...
Title:Toward A Systematic Analysis of Government Party Relationships
Author(s):BLONDEL, JeanDate:1995Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:After reviewing existing literature on party government, this article identifies the main information gaps regarding this topic. St points out the most important elements that a systematic study on government-party ...
Title:Towards an International Tradable Green Certificate System: The challenging example of Belgium
Author(s):VERHAEGEN, Karolien; MEEUS, Leonardo; BELMANS, RonnieDate:2009Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:In Europe, a common framework for renewable energy sources (RES) is aspired. Tradable green certificates (TGCs) are a market-based cost-efficient means to stimulate electricity production from RES. Since TGCs are the most ...
Title:Towards Legitimate Water Governance
Author(s):LIEBERHERR, Eva; KLINKE, Andreas; FINGER, MatthiasDate:2012Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:This article addresses how and to what extent a governance mode can legitimately provide public services. A single case study of the partially privatized Berlin Waterworks is used to analyse the level of input and output ...
Title:The Transformation of the Arab World
Author(s):ROY, OlivierDate:2012Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:Something irreversible happened in the Arab Spring. Whatever ups and downs may follow, we are witnessing the beginning of a process by which democratization is becoming rooted in Arab societies.The article explores the ...