This research primarily represents a contribution to the lobbying regulation research arena. It
introduces an index which for the first time attempts to measure the direct compliance costs of
lobbying regulation. The Cost Indicator Index (CII) offers a brand new platform for qualitative and
quantitative assessment of adopted lobbying laws and proposals of those laws, both in the
comparative and the sui generis dimension. The CII is not just the only new tool introduced in the
last decade, but it is the only tool available for comparative assessments of the costs of lobbying
regulations.
Beside the qualitative contribution, the research introduces an additional theoretical framework for
complementary qualitative analysis of the lobbying laws. The Ninefold theory allows a more
structured assessment and classification of lobbying regulations, both by indication of benefits and
costs. Lastly, this research introduces the Cost-Benefit Labels (CBL). These labels might improve an
ex-ante lobbying regulation impact assessment procedure, primarily in the sui generis perspective.
In its final part, the research focuses on four South East European countries (Slovenia, Serbia,
Montenegro and Macedonia), and for the first time brings them into the discussion and calculates
their CPI and CII scores. The special focus of the application was on Serbia, whose proposal on the
Law on Lobbying has been extensively analysed in qualitative and quantitative terms, taking into
consideration specific political and economic circumstances of the country.
Although the obtained results are of an indicative nature, the CII will probably find its place within
the academic and policymaking arena, and will hopefully contribute to a better understanding of
lobbying regulations worldwide.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unibo.it/oai:amsdottorato.cib.unibo.it:6695 |
| Date | 01 July 2014 |
| Creators | Krsmanovic, Dusko <1985> |
| Contributors | Faure, Michael G. |
| Publisher | Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna |
| Source Sets | Università di Bologna |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Doctoral Thesis, PeerReviewed |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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