Essays about: "Janne Weltzien Listhaug"

Found 1 essay containing the words Janne Weltzien Listhaug.

  1. 1. REGULATIONS AND MARINE AQUACULTURE An experimental investigation of the effect of trust and bureaucratic capacity

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Janne Weltzien Listhaug; [2016-09-16]
    Keywords : trust; bureaucratic capacity; institutions; regulations; subsidies; resource users; marine aquaculture; survey experiment;

    Abstract : What explains the demand for regulation when institutions are considered ineffective, corrupt or incompetent? This thesis presents a novel study of the public’s attitudes towards marine aquaculture and regulation of a new group of actors, fish farmers, that both generate public goods, but also make use of a common good. While previous explanations have shown that the demand for regulation of actors with corrupt institutions can be explained by social distrust and a will to punish and restrain market actors, this study builds on the suggested explanation that it is rather lack of political trust. READ MORE