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Lobbying in Portugal: to regulate or not to regulate
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Abstract
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| In recent years, lobbying has taken up an important space in national and international agendas for political reform. Portugal has recently attempted to pass a law regulating lobbying at the executive level, but the legislative process was brought to a halt as it failed to mobilize sufficient support across the political spectrum. There are still a series of misconceptions about lobbying that curtail any well-intentioned regulatory efforts. Lobbying regulation cannot be drafted based on general suppositions and moral claims. In order to design a robust and purposeful lobbying regulation, it is necessary to understand what is at stake, so that we cannot expect more than what the regulatory framework is capable to deliver. |
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Language
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English
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Source (journal)
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Coimbra Business Review
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Publication
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2016
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2
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, p. 7-15
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