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Abstract
Better regulation is a political and scholarly theme, which has gained in both relevance and salience throughout the last two decades or so. Regulatory quality is the epicentre of these discussions. Despite this, quality is seldom conceptualized in its own right. Thus, beyond loose principles, we are rarely aware of what we mean by ‘better’ regulation, and academic discussions hereof usually centre themselves on other topics such as meta-regulation and processes. This leaves the notion of quality hard to asses especially from a comparative perspective. In this article, a core concept of quality is suggested. This concept is founded on an acknowledgement of the importance of the legal texts when it comes to achieving regulatory aims and objectives. The concept and methodology proposed has components from both law and political science and is sought to be of relevance to scholars and practitioners alike.
European Journal of Law Reform |
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Article | Defining ‘Better’Investigating a New Framework to Understand Quality of Regulation |
Keywords | better regulation, businesses, cross-disciplinary approaches, quality of regulation, European Union |
Authors | Morten Jarlbæk Pedersen |
DOI | 10.5553/EJLR/138723702016018002003 |
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