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Evaluating the Independence and Accountability of the National Competition Council Based on Principal-Agent Theory
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Shadnam, Masoud (Supervisor)
Abstract
Following the rise of the regulatory state and the proliferation of regulatory agencies around the world, Iran is also experiencing such an evolving landscape in the machinery of public sector towards a specific form of regulatory state. The establishment of the National Competition Council in the late 1380s is definitely one of the most prominent points of this evolutionary path; An institution that is the best example of an Independent Regulatory Agency (IRA) in Iran. In general, independence is considered one of the most fundamental institutional features of regulatory agencies, which brings many benefits, but due to the non-election and non-democratic nature of independent regulatory...