MacKay, Donald S.

2018-01-31T11:22:32Z

2018-01-31T11:22:32Z

1968

Economic regulation is an increasingly important part of governmental activity. This dissertation is concerned xd.th governmental economic regulation and intervention in the fields of competition policy, regional policy and industrial rationalisation. It examines the constitutional machinery associated with governmental policy in these three fields, comparing the position in the United Kingdom with that in the European Economic Community, and then draws certain conclusions from the differences in structures and procedures employed.

With competition policy in the U.K., the roles of the Monopolies Commission and the Restrictive Practices Court arc examined, together with their relationships with Government departments and other bodies. Thereafter attention is turned to the Commissions enforcement of a community competition policy in the E.E.C.

Turning to governmental participation in industrial rationalisation in the U.K., after a short discussion of previous activity in this field, the role of the Industrial Reorganisation Corporation is discussed, as are the powers to be acquired by the Government under the Industrial Expansion Bill. This is followed by an examination of the action by community institutions in the field of industrial rationalisation in the E.E.C.

Finally consideration is given to governmental regional policy. The present structure of regional planning machinery in the U.K. is described and certain of the problems associated with it are discussed. The various instruments of regional policy operated by the Board of Trade and the Department of Employment and Productivity are covered and particular attention is given to the role of the Highlands and Islands Development Board. With regional policy in the E.E.C. the examination is primarily concerned with the community instruments for regional development. These are the European Social Fund, the European Investment Bank and the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund. The role of the Commission in co-ordinating regional development in the community is also discussed, particularly with regard to its control over the regional policies of the member states.

Throughout this examination of the constitutional machinery associated with these economically related policies, particular attention is given to the procedural links between the administrative bodies involved. The relationship between administrative and control machinery is also discussed. In conclusion certain suggestions are made for developing constitutional machinery suitable for the three policies of governmental economic regulation examined.

http://hdl.handle.net/1842/26708

The University of Edinburgh

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Governmental economic regulation: a comparative study. Being a survey of governmental economic regulation and intervention in competition policy and industrial rationalisation in the U.K. and the E.E.C.

Thesis or Dissertation

Doctoral

LLM Master of Laws