Transparency in Economic and Political Decision-Making: The Identification of Sunshine Rules for Transparent Lobbying

Šárka Laboutková () and Petr Vymetal ()
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Šárka Laboutková: Technical University of Liberec, Faculty of Economics
Petr Vymetal: University of Economics in Prague, Faculty of International Relations

DANUBE: Law and Economics Review, 2017, issue 3, 157-171

Abstract: Lobbying transparency seems to have been a challenging topic for nearly a decade. For the purposes of the article, the authors focus on a contextual analysis of rules and measures that offers both a broad as well as comprehensive view of the required transparency of lobbying activities and the environment in which decisions are made. In this regard, focusing on the sunshine principles/sunshine rules (not purely limited to laws) provides a grasp of the whole issue in a broader context. From a methodological point of view, the exploratory approach was chosen and the coding procedure is mostly dichotomous. As a result, seven key areas with 70 indicators have been identified in terms of transparency of lobbying and decision-making.

Keywords: Transparency; Lobbying; Decision-Making; Indicator (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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