Lobbyists, Governments and Public Trust, Volume 1
Subtitle: Increasing Transparency through Legislation
By: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Paris
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]:
Number of pages: 170
ISBN-13: 9789264073371
Subjects: Governance
Description: Lobbying can improve policy making by providing valuable insights and data, but it can also result in unfair advantages for vested interests if the process is opaque and standards are lax.&#8234;&#8234; Lobbying is resource intensive. The financial services sector in the United States spent USD 3.4 billion lobbying the federal government between 1998 and 2008, principally promoting the deregulation of the financial sector. Legions of lobbyists provide "guns for hire" worldwide. In 2008, there were over 5 000 registered lobbyists in Canada at the national level, while the European Commission in Brussels had over 2 000 registered as of August 2009.  This report reviews the experiences of Australia, Canada, Hungary, Poland, the United Kingdom and the United States with government regulations designed to increase scrutiny for lobbying and lobbyists. Current approaches, models, trends and state-of-the-art solutions are examined to support a deeper understanding of the potential and limitations of existing norms.&#8234; &#8234;The report also presents building blocks for developing a framework for lobbying that meets public expectations for transparency, accountability and integrity
Table of contents: title: Foreword; title: Executive Summary; title: Building a Framework for Enhancing Transparency and Accountability in Lobbying; title: Comparative Review of Legislation for Enhancing Transparency and Accountability in Lobbying; title: Canada's Federal Lobbying Legislation; title: Quebec's Experience; title: Poland's Experience.