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19-Nov-2008
There is still considerable scope to enhance the role that product market competition can play in boosting productivity growth This chapter looks at the barriers to increased competition in goods and services markets and analyses the improvements introduced in recent years.
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10-Oct-2008
The current industrial relations reform should preserve flexibility. It is also necessary to cut red tape and reduce the geographical segmentation of product markets. Climate change policy should be cost-efficient.
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15-Jul-2008
This chapter examines the potential role of competition policy for enhancing long-term productivity growth in South Africa.
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25-Jun-2008
Portugal can benefit more from globalisation. This requires further reducing the cost of doing business, promoting competition and improving regulations in infrastructure sectors that provide services to firms.
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03-Jun-2008
Greater competition in the delivery of social services would spur productivity growth and facilitate economic diversification, particularly in light of the rapid aging of the population.
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09-Apr-2008
The potential to strengthen productivity growth and enhance consumer welfare through more competition is large in the energy and railway sectors. Lowering entry barriers, including through the option of ...
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07-Apr-2008
To reverse the deceleration in productivity growth in services, Japan should eliminate entry barriers, accelerate regulatory reform, upgrade competition policy and reduce barriers to trade and FDI.
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06-Nov-2007
Le nouveau cadre de réglementation de l’énergie représente un pas en avant majeur. Il est toutefois possible d’améliorer la réglementation des tarifs d’accès au réseau.
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06-Nov-2007
The new energy regulation framework constitutes a major step forward. Scope still exists, however, to improve the regulation of network access prices.
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06-Nov-2007
Competition law and enforcement are still weaker than in other OECD countries. Recent reforms in the regulation of network industries need to be followed up. Progress in lowering the degree of protection of agriculture is modest.
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