Enhancing Market Openness through Regulatory Reform in Finland

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12-May-2003

This report assesses regulations and the regulatory process in Finland in terms of their impact on international competition through trade and investment, as well as the extent to which trade perspectives ...

The Role of Competition Policy in Regulatory Reform in Finland

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12-May-2003

Competition policy should be integrated into the general policy framework for regulation. Competition policy is central to regulatory reform, because its principles and analysis provide a benchmark for ...

Government Capacity to Assure High Quality Regulation in Finland

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12-May-2003

Finland enjoys high levels of income and quality of life. International comparisons such as the United Nations Human Development Index, the World Competitiveness Yearbook and Transparency International's ...

Regulatory Reform in the Telecommunications Industry in Spain

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25-Apr-2003

The telecommunications industry has seen significant regulatory reform in OECD countries in recent years. Twenty-three OECD countries now have unrestricted market access to all forms of telecommunications, ...

Regulatory Reform in the Electricity Sector in Spain

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25-Apr-2003

The Spanish government has had a strong commitment to liberalisation of the electricity sector. The Spanish electricity reform law passed in November 1997, which built on previous reform efforts over the ...

Enhancing Market Openness through Regulatory Reform in Spain

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25-Apr-2003

The accession of Spain to the European Communities (now the European Union) in 1986, the transposition of EU Single Market Directives and its recent qualification for the European Monetary Union have fundamentally ...

Government Capacity to Assure High Quality Regulation in Spain

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25-Apr-2003

Are national administrations able to produce social and economic regulations that are based on the core principles of good regulation? Regulatory reform requires the development of administrative capacities ...

Regulatory Reform in the Telecommunications Industry in Mexico

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15-Apr-2003

In the past ten years, the regulatory regime in the Mexican telecommunications sector has undergone significant reform as part of a broad-based effort designed to move away from protection and central control toward a market-based economy.

Enhancing Market Openness through Regulatory Reform in Mexico

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15-Apr-2003

Does the national regulatory system allow foreign enterprises to take full advantage of competitive global markets? Reducing regulatory barriers to trade and investment enables countries in an expanding ...

Regulatory Reform in the Telecommunications Industry in the Netherlands

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15-Apr-2003

The telecommunications industry has undergone significant regulatory reform over the last decade. By December 1998, 23 of the OECD countries had unrestricted market access to all forms of telecommunications ...