The political accountability of EU and US independent regulatory agencies / / Miroslava Scholten.

• Superior document: Nijhoff Studies in EU Law, Volume 6
• VerfasserIn: Scholten, Miroslava,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands : : Brill Nijhoff,, 2014.; ©2014
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Nijhoff studies in EU law ; Volume 6.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (507 p.)
• Notes: Includes index.; Revision of author's thesis (doctoral - Maastricht University, 2014) issued under title: The political accountability of EU agencies : learning from the US experience.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9004262997
• ISSN: 2210-9765
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Miroslava Scholten.

The Political Accountability of EU and US Independent Regulatory Agencies is an in-depth investigation on the law and practices of the political accountability arrangements of the 35 EU and 16 US independent agencies. The comparative analysis demonstrates similarities between the political accountability arsenals and challenges to political oversight in the EU and the US. The greatest differences are revealed in the organization of the political accountability of independent agencies, id est, ‘excessive diversity in the EU vs. uniformity in the US’, and the design of accountability obligations. Based on comparative insights, the book concludes with three recommendations on how the EU agencies’ political accountability could be adjusted in the ongoing reform on agencies’ creation and operation.