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When Accountability Meets Regulation

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Accountability and Regulatory Governance

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This volume aims to contribute to the study of regulatory governance, today a growing area of research in public policy and public administration. The study of regulatory governance analyses the politics of regulation in the context of globalization, in which different levels are often entrenched in policy processes while multiple actors, public and private, play an increasing role in decision-making, thus having an impact on regulatory outcomes. The various chapters in this volume address a key issue in this area: the challenges of political accountability for the actors and institutions involved in regulatory governance.

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  1. Institut Barcelona d’Etudis Internacionals (IBEI), Spain

    Andrea C. Bianculli (Research Fellow) (Research Fellow)

  2. ESADE Business School, Spain

    Xavier Fernández-i-Marín (Senior Researcher) (Senior Researcher)

  3. Universitat Pompeu Fabra and Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals (IBEI), Spain

    Jacint Jordana (Professor) (Professor)

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Jordana, J., Bianculli, A., Fernández-i-Marín, X. (2015). When Accountability Meets Regulation. In: Bianculli, A.C., Fernández-i-Marín, X., Jordana, J. (eds) Accountability and Regulatory Governance. Executive Politics and Governance Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137349583_1

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