The Politics of Delegation - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0714684430 ISBN 13: 9780714684437

Publisher: Routledge, 2004

Synopsis

There is a growing interest in delegation to non-majoritarian institutions in Europe, following both the spread of principal-agent theory in political science and law and increasing delegation in practice. During the 1980s and 1990s, governments and parliaments in West European nations have delegated powers and functions to non-majoritarian bodies - the EU, independent central banks, constitutional courts and independent regulatory agencies. Whereas elected policymakers had been increasing their roles over several decades, delegation involves a remarkable reversal or at least transformation of their position. This volume examines key issues about the politics of delegation: how and why delegation has taken place; the institutional design of delegation to non-majoritarian institutions; the consequences of delegation to non-majoritarian institutions; the legitimacy of non-majoritarian institutions. The book addresses these questions both theoretically and empirically, looking at central areas of political life - central banking, the EU, the increasing role of courts and the establishment and impacts of independent regulatory agencies.

About this title

About the Author:

Mark Thatcher is Professor in Comparative and International Politics in the Department of Government at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Alec Stone Sweet is Official Fellow in Politics, Chair in Comparative Government, Nuffield College, Oxford University.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0714684430
• ISBN 13: 9780714684437
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 248
• Editor: Thatcher Mark