A study on the lobbying activities of interest groups andhe Lobbying Act in Taiwan
Date Issued
2008
Date
2008
Author(s)
Hsieh, Ya-Ling
Abstract
While Taiwan marches towards a democratic country and a diversified society, it is natural to come across the boom of interest groups. To secure their rights, each interest roup commits its resources to lobbying the executive and legislative branches of the government. This is the demonstration of democracy, but its influences can beenefiting and damaging. Once the private interests of interest groups outweigh public interests, social justice is not protected. Subsequently, reasonable regulations shall be established for the lobbying activities of interest groups.t is however challenging and difficult for legislatures to pass lobbying act, in comparison with other sunshine laws. The US and Canada mark as the only countries inhe world that have relevant acts. The US has enforced its first Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act since 1946, been through legal reforms, and obtained abundantnforcement experiences. The US therefore has a more complete and advanced system in terms of the development of interest groups and lobbying regulations, and hence is aodel for Taiwan. Suspended for 18 years, Taiwan’s Lobbying Act was passed in July 2007 due to the pressure from the public and the coming election. Taiwan nevertheless lacks empirical experiences in this regard, and the Lobbying Act accommodates too much controversies.his research describes the difference between Taiwan and the US in the regards of lobbying cultures and regulations. Based on the legislative and enforcement experiences of the US, the research introduces the deficiency of Taiwan’s Lobbying Act, the positivend negative influences of the enforcement of the Act, and concludes if the Act will bring hope to Taiwan’s political reforms. This research holds the view that Taiwan’s Lobbying Act has a wrong direction because the “lobbied parties” are given too much authorities. The malpractices of bribery and grafts will not be stopped or prevented, and minority groups may be ignored or excluded. The government, on the other hand, shall encourage the mature development of interest group while improving its communicative channels with interest groups. Taiwan has not had a complete series of sunshine laws, and the effective enforcement of the Lobbying Act requires the formulation and support of other acts. In closing, it is expected that related authorities will refer to the research when amending or revising the laws in the future so that the Lobbying Act will have substantive effects instead of formal existence.
Subjects
Interest Group
Lobby
Lobbying Act
Decision
Sunshine Act
SDGs
Type
thesis
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