scholarly journals Varying Power Configurations and the Accountability of Independent Regulatory Agencies

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fulya Apaydin ◽  
Jacint Jordana
Keyword(s):  
Regulatory Agencies ◽  
Independent Regulatory Agencies

Independence and accountability of independent regulatory agencies: the case of Turkey

2013 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 601-620 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamer Çetin ◽  
M. Zahid Sobacı ◽  
Mehmet Nargeleçekenler
Keyword(s):  
Regulatory Agencies ◽  
Independent Regulatory Agencies

Role of Regulatory Agencies in India’s Governance

2018 ◽  
Vol 64 (3) ◽  
pp. 427-441
Author(s):  
Prabhat Kumar Datta ◽  
Susanta Majumdar
Keyword(s):  
Institutional Arrangement ◽  
Functional Independence ◽  
Electricity Sector ◽  
Regulatory Agencies ◽  
Regulatory State ◽  
Operational Effectiveness ◽  
Democratic System ◽  
Independent Regulatory Agencies ◽  
Institutional Space

Independent regulatory agencies( IRAs) in a democratic system of government are designed to ensure and promote their independence and autonomous functioning. It is rooted in the concept of regulatory state. Developing countries like India stepped into this direction in the 1990s. In this article, an attempt has been made to analyse the working of IRAs with special reference to the electricity sector. The article demonstrates how the rollout of the agencies brought into light the difficulties of achieving functional independence and operational effectiveness. The discretionary authority is limited from within and without although the institutional space for regulatory policy is slowly but certainly becoming more open. The study seeks to identify some of the weaknesses of this new institutional arrangement that have become evident over the last few years.

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