Regulatory Policy

Regulatory Reform for Recovery and Growth

28-May-2010

This Position paper presents some key lessons learned and insights from recent OECD research on the use of regulatory reform during crises and its impacts. These lessons may be of use to policy makers seeking to design, adopt and implement regulatory reform programmes to boost recovery from the global financial and economic crisis.

Australia : Better regulation should boost productivity, says OECD

15-Feb-2010

Strong regulatory frameworks and sound policies have helped Australia weather the global crisis better than most OECD countries. But further efforts are needed to harmonise regulations, strengthen competition and streamline infrastructure regulation.

Multi-level Regulatory Governance

12-Jun-2009

Multi-level regulatory governance is becoming a priority in many OECD countries. This Working Paper identifies some of the key policy issues related to multi-level regulatory governance and contributes to a “Framework for Analysis of Multi-level Regulatory Governance”, taking as a basis the concept of high quality regulation and following the OECD Guiding Principles for Regulatory Quality and Performance and previous analytical work on multi-level regulatory governance. 

Regulatory Reform in China: Defining the Boundary Between the Market and the State

20-Mar-2009

This report covers the overall economic context for regulatory reform in China. It assesses the government’s capacity to manage regulatory reform, competition policy and enforcement, and market openness.  Included are specific chapters on the electricity and water sectors.

Overcoming Barriers to Administrative Simplification Strategies: Guidance for Policy Makers

04-Feb-2009

This guide draws on the experience of, and policy dialogue between, OECD member countries and Middle East and North African countries (MENA). It reviews common barriers to designing and implementing a strategy for administrative simplification and offers 22 approaches to overcome them.

Building an Institutional Framework for Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA): Guidance for Policy Makers

29-Jul-2008

This guide for policy makers with little knowledge about RIA coverd the main elements that constitute the RIA process, with a focus on basic institutional preconditions for successful implementation. The OECD framework highlights the benefits of RIA, to help practitioners better understand the elements needed to introduce and consulate a RIA system.

Public-Private Partnerships: In Pursuit of Risk Sharing and Value for Money (publication)

17-Jun-2008

The debate about how to achieve value for money in the delivery of government services is important and ongoing. Increasingly, public services are being delivered to citizens in a variety of ways. Public-private partnerships are one option. This book highlights ten good practices, summarising what countries should consider before entering into public-private partnerships.

Brazil: Strengthening governance for growth

28-May-2008

This review analyses the challenges of strengthening regulatory governance in Brazil to improve economic growth, with appropriate regulatory frameworks for core infrastructure sectors. The debate on a market-based economy has now entered a new phase in Brazil, addressing the broader context of quality regulation and the reduction of regulatory risk. The improved macroeconomic situation and the progress made by the sectoral regulatory agencies have paid off, and there is also wider social participation in the improvement of the regulatory framework with a stronger consumer engagement.

Korea: progress in implementing regulatory reform

19-Mar-2007

This publication assesses progress since 2000 and analyses many of the lessons of implementation of regulatory reform.

Proceeding of the Institutional Design of Regulatory Authorities

22-Jun-2005

This meeting took place on 10-11 January 2005 in London and focused on the institutional design and governance issues raised when setting up or modernising sectoral regulators. From a public governance perspective, regulatory authorities are granted significant regulatory powers, with a certain level of independence in decision making. Independent regulators are being established in different administrative cultures, under various constitutional constraints, with different ways of delegating regulatory powers at arms' length from government.