The business fluctuations and the lobbying evolution in European Union, Canada and USA

• Main Authors: Oanta Ilie Stefan, Vasilcovschi Nicoleta
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Editura ASE Bucuresti 2015-03-01
• Series: Romanian Economic Journal
• Subjects: Lobbying; business fluctuations; Lobbying Act; European Interest groups; Lobbying Disclosure Act .
• Online Access: http://www.rejournal.eu/article/business-fluctuations-and-lobbying-evolution-european-union-canada-and-usa

Business fluctuations are associated with business cycles but are not implying the regularity. We consider that the lobbying activities can influence the periods of economic recession and expansion from business fluctuations. The role of lobbying is to affect the decisions made by officials in the government or international corporations and agencies or organizations. In this paper we describe the structure of lobbying practice in European Union, Canada and United States of America and the characteristics of business fluctuations. Specifically, this paper looks at the lobbying activities evolution in European Union, Canada and United States of America and also at a potential relationship between lobbying and business fluctuations, from periods of boom to periods of recession.