Regulation and Culture Change in the Process of Europeanisation in Neighbor Economies: The Case of Competition Regulation in Moldova

International economic relations are increasingly governed by trade agreements that give rise to regional associations. In this context, main socio-economic paradigms expand and, as a result, processes such as Europeanisation in the case of European Union emerge. A key foundation of Europeanisation...

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Main Authors: Theodore KOUTSOBINAS, Rodica CRUDU
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova (AESM), Center for Studies in European Integration 2017-12-01
Series:Eastern European Journal of Regional Studies
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Online Access:http://www.csei.ase.md/journal/files/issue_32/KOUTSO_EEJRS_Vol_3_Issue_2.pdf
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description International economic relations are increasingly governed by trade agreements that give rise to regional associations. In this context, main socio-economic paradigms expand and, as a result, processes such as Europeanisation in the case of European Union emerge. A key foundation of Europeanisation is the adoption of regulation according to EU acquis by ascending member and partner countries. Besides the prospects of massive adoption of regulation and application of related enforcement, an important mechanism for paradigm expansion is the implementation of culture change in the regulation framework. The paper discusses Europeanisation in the light of the theory of institutional culture change as a planning and public policy instrument. The impact of institutional cultural change is examined in the context of regulation, by using as a special case the competition framework. The advantages and difficulties of promoting competition culture are discussed in an international context and with regard to transition economies subject to Europeanisation, taking developments in Moldova as a case-study. The main finding is that culture change implementation must be incorporated into the strategic planning of regulatory authorities to mitigate the risk of possible policy erosion or bottlenecks.
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spelling doaj-art-ee87a56bc65a45a885d88355cb5770982025-08-20T03:22:22ZengAcademy of Economic Studies of Moldova (AESM), Center for Studies in European IntegrationEastern European Journal of Regional Studies1857-436X2537-61792017-12-013293108Regulation and Culture Change in the Process of Europeanisation in Neighbor Economies: The Case of Competition Regulation in MoldovaTheodore KOUTSOBINAS0Rodica CRUDU1University of PatrasAcademy of Economic Studies of MoldovaInternational economic relations are increasingly governed by trade agreements that give rise to regional associations. In this context, main socio-economic paradigms expand and, as a result, processes such as Europeanisation in the case of European Union emerge. A key foundation of Europeanisation is the adoption of regulation according to EU acquis by ascending member and partner countries. Besides the prospects of massive adoption of regulation and application of related enforcement, an important mechanism for paradigm expansion is the implementation of culture change in the regulation framework. The paper discusses Europeanisation in the light of the theory of institutional culture change as a planning and public policy instrument. The impact of institutional cultural change is examined in the context of regulation, by using as a special case the competition framework. The advantages and difficulties of promoting competition culture are discussed in an international context and with regard to transition economies subject to Europeanisation, taking developments in Moldova as a case-study. The main finding is that culture change implementation must be incorporated into the strategic planning of regulatory authorities to mitigate the risk of possible policy erosion or bottlenecks.http://www.csei.ase.md/journal/files/issue_32/KOUTSO_EEJRS_Vol_3_Issue_2.pdfCulture changeEuropeanisationregulationcompetitionawareness
spellingShingle Theodore KOUTSOBINAS
Rodica CRUDU
Regulation and Culture Change in the Process of Europeanisation in Neighbor Economies: The Case of Competition Regulation in Moldova
Eastern European Journal of Regional Studies
Culture change
Europeanisation
regulation
competition
awareness
title Regulation and Culture Change in the Process of Europeanisation in Neighbor Economies: The Case of Competition Regulation in Moldova
title_full Regulation and Culture Change in the Process of Europeanisation in Neighbor Economies: The Case of Competition Regulation in Moldova
title_fullStr Regulation and Culture Change in the Process of Europeanisation in Neighbor Economies: The Case of Competition Regulation in Moldova
title_full_unstemmed Regulation and Culture Change in the Process of Europeanisation in Neighbor Economies: The Case of Competition Regulation in Moldova
title_short Regulation and Culture Change in the Process of Europeanisation in Neighbor Economies: The Case of Competition Regulation in Moldova
title_sort regulation and culture change in the process of europeanisation in neighbor economies the case of competition regulation in moldova
topic Culture change
Europeanisation
regulation
competition
awareness
url http://www.csei.ase.md/journal/files/issue_32/KOUTSO_EEJRS_Vol_3_Issue_2.pdf
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