This paper has been composed within the framework of the ‘Shifts in Governance’ project, financed by the Netherlands Association for Scientific Research (NWO). It contains an impression of first empirical data that was collected on industrial accidents and occupational diseases in four...

The regulation of professional services has been high on the political agenda for years now in Europe. This paper points out the methods of working and the strategies used by the European Commission (Directorate General for Competition) and various national competition authorities to promote...