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compel agencies to enforce, environmental regulation. It argues that environmental plaintiffs should be able to obtain …
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The most recent Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Labour force characteristics of people with a disability reveal that the rates of persons in employment with disabilities remain high. The proportion of the Australian population identified with a disability was 20% (4 million) in 2003....
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This study examines OSHA's ability to improve compliance with health and safety standards by means of enforcement at construction work sites. It examines the relation of enforcement activity on compliance in two segments of the industry: construction contractors in the U.S., consisting of 2060...
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-ante regulation (e.g. Pigouvian taxes) and ex-post punishment of avoidance. The main results of this paper are that (1) ex …-ante regulation, if feasible, reduces the incentives to engage in avoidance and consequently in crime; whereas (2) ex-post punishment … complements. As the control of avoidance through regulation or punishment can be designed into the legal system, the results of …
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The article discusses problems of enforceability of regulatory decisions issued by the Polish regulatory authority – the President of the Office of Electronic Communications (UKE) in the context of the protection of the rights of electronic undertakings. The author refers to the standards for...
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This policy essay discusses the potential of smart regulation on the basis of supply-chain regulation by the European …. In this policy essay, we first describe this approach as an example of smart regulation, by analyzing (1) how the supply …-chain approach aims to prevent illegal export, (2) what effects can be expected of self-regulation and third-party regulation (3) how …
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This paper investigates the effectiveness of the new Council Regulation (EC) 1/2003 which replaces the mandatory …
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A recent spate of deaths in High School students from methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) along with reports of its penetration into the general community have generated much press - but little advance in methods to curb its spread. Currently, the CDC advocates hand-washing as the...
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The US competition agencies – the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) – often share jurisdiction with sectoral regulators also charged with fostering competition, such as the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). This article...
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