enforcement mechanism

collocation in English

meaningsofenforcementandmechanism

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enforcement
noun[U]
uk
/ɪnˈfɔːs.mənt/us
/ɪnˈfɔːrs.mənt/
the process of making people obey a law or rule, or making a particular situation happen or ...
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mechanism
noun[C]
uk
/ˈmek.ə.nɪ.zəm/us
/ˈmek.ə.nɪ.zəm/
a part of a machine, or a set of parts that ...
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In this sense, multilateral agencies serve as anenforcementmechanismin an international setting, thereby providing a rationale for the existence of such organizations.
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Indeed, in real life situations, there should be someenforcementmechanismsuch as behavioral norms to avoid the free riding problem.
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Theenforcementmechanismunderlying such relationships involves credible threats for non-cooperation to someone who breaks an agreement.
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Through thisenforcementmechanism, adaptive management becomes possible.
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Given a credibleenforcementmechanism, employees will accept these terms in order to reap the higher lifetime pay that results from their increased productivity.
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Generally, the concept of an institution also encompasses that anenforcementmechanismexists to ensure that individuals do indeed adhere to this institution.
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Patterned long-term interactions, such as those promoted by informal networks, made reputation serve as a potentialenforcementmechanism, supplanting formal rules, supporting commitments, and enhancing cooperation.
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Politics, in this view, is strategic interaction amongst self-interested agents in institutional contexts with no externalenforcementmechanism(like sheriffs and courts in an economic contracting setting).
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We are opposed to a non-mandatory code of conduct and in favour of an efficientenforcementmechanism.
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In the meantime, the public are denied access to a properenforcementmechanismunder the environmental information regulations, and to health and safety information.
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Those requirements are backed by an effectiveenforcementmechanismto ensure that they are met.
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Theenforcementmechanismof the industrial tribunals is complete nonsense.
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In the meantime, the public are denied access to a properenforcementmechanismunder the environmental information regulations and to health and safety information.
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We will have a thorough look at the regulatory framework and theenforcementmechanism.
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All we say is that they should not use that contractual process as an extra-statutoryenforcementmechanism.
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These safeguards balance the rights of the individual with the need for the authority to have an effectiveenforcementmechanism.
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However, non-governmental organisations were disappointed and argued that there is noenforcementmechanism.
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There must be a register of information so that the public are aware of what is happening, and a clearenforcementmechanism.
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Fifthly, we must ensure that there is a properenforcementmechanismwhich works expeditiously.
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