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The role of competition policy in regulatory reform in Sweden

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30-Mar-2007

In the early 1990‘s Sweden made an impressive change in the direction of its competition law and policy.

Multi-level regulatory capacity in Sweden

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21-Mar-2007

Multi-level regulatory governance is of growing importance in terms of day-to-day regulatory management, rule-making and enforcement.

Economic survey of the Russian Federation 2006: Improving the quality of public administration

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27-Nov-2006

This chapter examines the major weaknesses of Russia’s public administration and assesses the government’s recently revised programme of administrative reform.

Economic Survey of Australia 2006: The need for further reforms to infrastructure services

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31-Jul-2006

Additional measures are needed to improve the efficiency of infrastructure services in essential areas such as electricity, water, road and rail transport.

Economic Survey of Poland 2006: Encouraging structural adjustment

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28-Jun-2006

Growth has been held back by poor framework conditions for entrepreneurship and innovation. Reliance on passive income support and too little attention to job-search or mobility requirements contribute ...

OECD Economic Survey of Germany 2006: Sustained Competition is Absent in Energy Markets

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30-May-2006

Extract taken from Chapter 5 of the OECD Economic Survey of Germany 2006. While substantial reforms in the regulation of energy markets have been introduced, further measures are required to curb discrimination ...

Economic Survey of Germany 2006: Fostering product market competition would have large benefits

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30-May-2006

Much scope remains to make regulation of product markets more conducive to competition –notwithstanding progress in recent years –, with substantial benefits for consumer welfare, productivity and employment.

Economic Survey of Denmark 2006: Housing - less subsidy and more flexibility

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09-May-2006

This chapter discusses ways of replacing the costly government intervention in the Danish housing market with more market-based mechanisms thereby achieving the policy objectives in a more efficient and targeted way.

Enhancing Market Openness through Regulatory Reform in Switzerland

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31-Mar-2006

In recent years several trends have reinforced the link between domestic regulatory environment and international market openness. First, as tariffs have receded over the course of successive rounds of ...

Regulatory Authorities for Air Transport, Railways, Telecommunications and Postal Services in Switzerland

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31-Mar-2006

This report analyses the governance and context of regulation in four sectors of the Swiss economy, i.e. air transport, including the Federal Office for Civil Aviation (FOCA), rail transport, including ...