The European Union and the regulation of media markets : Harcourt, Alison, Ph. D : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

xiv, 258 pages : 24 cm

"European decision-making is eroding the national capacity to regulate for the public interest and has created a situation of regulatory arbitrage in Europe. European-level efforts to protect public interest goals have been constrained by the European Treaties. The author argues that increased European coordination in public interest regulation could be more conducive to growth and competitiveness than the dismantlement of existing national laws. This, however, would require changes to the political composition of the European Union." "This book assesses the potential EU media regulation provides for market growth and the protection of media pluralism, the citizen and ultimately democracy itself. These opportunities are presented in the coming decade with the developing European Constitution, EU enlargement, and the implementation and revision of European regulation."--Jacket

Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-253) and index

The evolution of EU media market regulation -- Governing by judges -- Competition law, beyond the boundaries of the politically possible -- The commission, the parliament and media market regulation -- Interest group participation in the policy process -- Whither a European media market? -- Engineering Europeanisation at the national level -- Conclusion