Risk Regulation and Transnationality

Institutional Accountability as a Driver of Innovation

Bibliographic Data

ID4610086
AuthorsRichard Baldwin (0000-0001-8663-6293, London School of Economics and Political Science, corresponding author), Robert Baldwin, Julia Black (0000-0002-5838-3265, London School of Economics and Political Science), Gerard O’leary (Environmental Protection Agency)
Year2014
Volume3
Issue2
Pages373-390
Publication date2014-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueTransnational Environmental Law (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2047-1025 • E-ISSN: 2047-1033
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s2047102514000120
OpenAlexW2085316278
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited9

This article describes the processes that led the Irish Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop a National Inspection Plan for domestic waste water treatment systems, following intervention from European Union institutions. The discussion focuses on two issues: the role of transnational institutional settings in galvanizing innovation and regulatory reform, and the practical challenges of dealing with lower risks. It is argued that multi-level transnational regimes have considerable potential to stimulate high-level reviews of regulatory strategy. As a result, lower risks present challenges that cannot be ignored in favour of policies that focus on the most severe risks. Traditional risk regulation theories, it is contended, do not provide much assistance in selecting intervention strategies in the face of such pressures, but the example of the Irish EPA shows how regulators can address these issues

Accountability · Business · Economic policy · Economics · Environmental regulation · European union · International trade · Irish · Political science · Public economics · Sociology · Transnationality · Law · Policy Transfer and Learning · Public Administration · Regulation and Compliance Studies · Risk Perception and Management

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