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“Is Lobbying for Losers?”: Corporate Behavior and Canadian Military Procurement Contracting “游说是为失败者服务吗？”：企业行为与加拿大军事采购合同

IF 3 2区社会学

Regulation & Governance Pub Date : 2025-02-18 DOI: 10.1111/rego.12658

Andrea Migone, David Chen, Bryan Evans, Alex Howlett, Michael Howlett

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Guardians and Spenders in the Budgetary Process: More Than One Type of Relations 预算过程中的监护人和消费者：不止一种关系

IF 3 2区社会学

Regulation & Governance Pub Date : 2025-02-13 DOI: 10.1111/rego.70002

Ilana Shpaizman

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Fossil Capital in the Caribbean: The Toxic Role of “Regulatory Havens” in Climate Change 加勒比地区的化石资本：“监管天堂”在气候变化中的有毒作用

IF 3 2区社会学

Regulation & Governance Pub Date : 2025-02-12 DOI: 10.1111/rego.70001

Jose Atiles, David Whyte

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Corporate Governance in a Crypto-World 加密世界中的公司治理

IF 3 2区社会学

Regulation & Governance Pub Date : 2025-02-10 DOI: 10.1111/rego.12661

Sinclair Davidson

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Outsourced, Inspected, and Effective? The Effect of Inspections on the Safety Performance of Prisons in England and Wales 2004–2012 外包、检查和有效？2004-2012年英格兰和威尔士监狱安全绩效检查的效果

IF 3 2区社会学

Regulation & Governance Pub Date : 2025-02-10 DOI: 10.1111/rego.12660

Ayako Nakamura

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The Blockchain Treasury Governance Dilemma 财政部治理困境

IF 3 2区社会学

Regulation & Governance Pub Date : 2025-02-04 DOI: 10.1111/rego.12659

Darcy W. E. Allen, Chris Berg, Aaron M. Lane

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An Eco‐Social Policy Mix for 1.5°C Lifestyles: A Multi‐Country Policy Delphi Analysis 1.5°C生活方式的生态-社会政策组合：多国政策德尔菲分析

IF 3 2区社会学

Regulation & Governance Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI: 10.1111/rego.12655

Karlis Laksevics, Janis Brizga, Pia Mamut, Halliki Kreinin, Doris Fuchs, Inga Belousa

{"title":"An Eco‐Social Policy Mix for 1.5°C Lifestyles: A Multi‐Country Policy Delphi Analysis","authors":"Karlis Laksevics, Janis Brizga, Pia Mamut, Halliki Kreinin, Doris Fuchs, Inga Belousa","doi":"10.1111/rego.12655","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/rego.12655","url":null,"abstract":"Bridging the gap between welfare and climate policies is essential for simultaneously pursuing increased well‐being and reduced carbon emissions. This study uses a policy Delphi approach, involving experts and stakeholders from five European countries: Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Spain, and Sweden, to assess the perceived desirability and feasibility of six eco‐social policies for enabling 1.5°C lifestyles. The results show that eco‐social policies are challenged by current growth and work paradigms, which transcend welfare‐regime‐related, ideological, social, and institutional rationales. Of the selected policies, stakeholders found low‐efficiency housing retrofits the most desirable, but income caps the least desirable. Worktime reduction, job guarantees, and income ceilings raise deep concerns over work, motivation, and consumption. However, universal basic services, free public transport, and public renovation raise concerns about service efficiency, innovation incentives, and welfare entitlement. Stakeholders agreed that eco‐social policies are desirable and feasible, but only when combined in a way that balances social and environmental impacts. They believe it might be easier to address challenges in understanding and implementing these policies if they were part of a broader, coordinated approach at a supranational level, rather than isolated, single‐issue policies targeting specific sectors.","PeriodicalId":21026,"journal":{"name":"Regulation & Governance","volume":"60 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143071520","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The Impact of Emergencies on Corruption Risks: Italian Natural Disasters and Public Procurement 紧急情况对腐败风险的影响：意大利自然灾害与公共采购

IF 3 2区社会学

Regulation & Governance Pub Date : 2025-01-25 DOI: 10.1111/rego.12653

Mihaly Fazekas, Shrey Nishchal, Tina Soreide

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Does the Background of the Regulator Matter? The Role of Expertise and Diversity on the Perceived Competence of Regulatory Bodies 监管机构的背景重要吗？专业知识和多样性对监管机构感知能力的作用

IF 3 2区社会学

Regulation & Governance Pub Date : 2025-01-21 DOI: 10.1111/rego.12654

Ixchel Perez-Duran, Yannis Papadopoulos, Bastiaan Redert, Juan Carlos Triviño-Salazar

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Subsidizing Unprofitable Industries: The Political Determinants of Agro‐Industrial Policy in French Overseas Departments 补贴无利可图的产业：法国海外省农业-产业政策的政治决定因素

IF 3 2区社会学

Regulation & Governance Pub Date : 2025-01-20 DOI: 10.1111/rego.12657

Thibaut Joltreau

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