<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> This paper focuses on transparency in lobbying as perceived by in sample organisations in the Czech Republic. The paper’s aim is to study how lobbying and its impact on decision-making practices are perceived by organisational representatives and to empirically assess the perceived transparency of lobbying with a view to the potential introduction of lobbying regulations and their role in Czech democracy. Data for the study was gathered from a sample of business institutions in the Czech Republic. In total, 73 organisations/institutions took part in the survey. One respondent was questioned per organisation/institution. 90 % of respondents perceive that transparent and regulated lobbying has a positive impact on democracy. Moreover, according to the respondents, lobbying facilitates more competent decision-making among politicians, brings more information into the decision-making process and makes the process more efficient. There has been a significant shift in the perception of lobbying over the past ten years in the Czech Republic. Regulations aimed at legitimizing lobbying are seen as having a positive impact on democracy.</p></abstract>

This paper focuses on transparency in lobbying as perceived by in sample organisations in the Czech Republic. The paper’s aim is to study how lobbying and its impact on decision-making practices are perceived by organisational representatives and to empirically assess the perceived transparency of lobbying with a view to the potential introduction of lobbying regulations and their role in Czech democracy. Data for the study was gathered from a sample of business institutions in the Czech Republic. In total, 73 organisations/institutions took part in the survey. One respondent was questioned per organisation/institution. 90 % of respondents perceive that transparent and regulated lobbying has a positive impact on democracy. Moreover, according to the respondents, lobbying facilitates more competent decision-making among politicians, brings more information into the decision-making process and makes the process more efficient. There has been a significant shift in the perception of lobbying over the past ten years in the Czech Republic. Regulations aimed at legitimizing lobbying are seen as having a positive impact on democracy.

Transparency in Lobbying as Perceived by Organisational Representatives in the Czech Republic

Review of Economic Perspectives

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This paper focuses on transparency in lobbying as perceived by in sample organisations in the Czech Republic. The paper’s aim is to study how lobbying and its...

Transparency in Lobbying as Perceived by Organisational Representatives in the Czech Republic

Published Online: Dec 21, 2017

Page range: 381 - 397

Received: May 22, 2017

Accepted: Oct 09, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/revecp-2017-0020

Keywords
Lobbying, transparency, democracy, stakeholders, regulation, perception

© by Lucie Vnoučková

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Transparency in Lobbying as Perceived by Organisational Representatives in the Czech Republic

Published Online: Dec 21, 2017

Page range: 381 - 397

Received: May 22, 2017

Accepted: Oct 09, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/revecp-2017-0020

KeywordsLobbying, transparency, democracy, stakeholders, regulation, perception

© by Lucie Vnoučková

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Lobbying, transparency, democracy, stakeholders, regulation, perception