Delegation in the Regulatory State Independent Regulatory Agencies in Western Europe
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Biographical note
Fabrizio Gilardi, Associate Professor of Political Science, Institute of Political Science and Center for Comparative and International Studies, University of Zurich, Switzerland<i>'. . . it is thanks to works like this one that we can make progress in the understanding of the phenomenon of independent regulatory authorities in Europe and elsewhere.'</i>
- Competition and Regulation in Network Industries,
<i>'When scholars and practitioners want to understand regulation in Europe, this book should be the first place they will turn. Combining innovative data, smart statistical analysis, and an in-depth knowledge of regulatory agencies and processes across a wide range of countries, Gilardi has produced an essential study of regulation and a stellar piece of scholarship.'</i>
- Charles Shipan, University of Michigan, US,
<i>'This is a crucial, important book for the study of independent regulatory agencies, an increasingly prevalent institution at the heart of the governance of markets. Gilardi offers an excellent quantitative analysis of the spread of such agencies. He presents a remarkable dataset and rigourously tests different explanations. His coverage is wide and his methods are first class. His conclusions will interest all scholars who work on the regulatory state.'</i>
- Mark Thatcher, London School of Economics, UK,
<i>'Regulatory agencies are an important aspect of the contemporary regulatory state. Drawing on an extensive body of comparative analysis, Fabrizio Gilardi's book provides a serious contribution that moves the literature forward. This book deserves to be considered carefully.'</i>
- Martin Lodge, London School of Economics, UK,
Providing a broad comparison of independent regulatory agencies in Europe, Delegation in the Regulatory State will be of great interest to researchers and students in political science, public policy, and public administration.