Assessing the consequences of corporate discretion on regulatory compliance: the case of motor vehicle safety in Canada |
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| Authors: | Tobin R J Fitzgerald R |
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| Affiliation: | Associate Professor of Political Science at the State University of New York at Buffalo and Chair of its Canadian-American Studies Committee. His research interests include regulation, especially that involving consumer and environmental protection;law student at the State University of New York at Buffalo and a graduate student in its political science department. |
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| Abstract: | What are the consequences of discretion when government shares the responsibility for regulatory compliance with the industry subject to regulation? Do differing underlying goals affect implementation? This article examines the implementation of Canada's Motor Vehicle Safety Act for fiscal years 1974–75 to 1981–82. Since the law creates opportunities for the exercise of discretion and those responsible for implementation (government versus industry) do not share the same underlying goals, one can expect that who implements the act will be of considerable importance. The data suggest that when incentives for compliance differ, discretion creates the opportunity for substantially different outcomes. Notable differences exist in the characteristics of recalls that manufacturers initiated and those that Transport Canada influenced. |
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