Lobbyists, governments and public trust
- Bib ID:
- 4854392
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- Book
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- Paris : OECD, c2009-
- v <1>. ; 23 cm.
- ISBN:
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- 9789264073364
- 9264073361
- Invalid ISBN:
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- 9789264073371
- 926407337X
- Summary:
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Lobbying can improve policy making by providing valuable insights and data, but it can also result in unfair advantages for vested interests if the process is opaque and standards are lax. Lobbying is resource intensive. The financial services sector in the United States spent USD 3.4 billion lobbying the federal government between 1998 and 2008, principally promoting the deregulation of the financial sector. Legions of lobbyists provide "guns for hire" worldwide. In 2008, there were over 5,000 registered lobbyists in Canada at the national level, while the European Commission in Brussels had over 2,000 registered as of August 2009. This report reviews the experiences of Australia, Canada, Hungary, Poland, the United Kingdom and the United States with government regulations designed to increase scrutiny for lobbying and lobbyists. Current approaches, models, trends and state-of-the-art solutions are examined to support a deeper understanding of the potential and limitations of existing norms. The report also presents building blocks for developing a framework for lobbying that meets public expectations for transparency, accountability and integrity.--Publisher's description.
- Incomplete contents:
- v. 1. Increasing transparency through legislation.
- Notes:
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- Also available in French: Lobbying, pouvoirs publics et confiance, Vol.1: Quel cadre legislatif pour plus de transparence?
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Also available online.
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- Other authors/contributors:
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Also Titled:
- Lobbyists, government and public trust
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- Since 1901
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- Publication date:
- 1986
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