Economic Survey of Brazil 2005: Regulation of the electricity sector

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01-Mar-2005

A new model for the electricity sector was approved by Congress in March 2004 and is now being implemented. How does the new model work and what will change relative to the current set-up? Excerpt taken ...

Economic Survey of Brazil 2005: Enhancing the regulatory framework

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01-Mar-2005

This chapter assesses Brazil’s product market regulation and the regulatory framework for several network industries: electricity, oil and gas, and water and sanitation. Private investment can be encouraged ...

Economic Survey of Iceland 2005: Product market competition and economic performance

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15-Feb-2005

This chapter discusses the current state of product market competition in Iceland, including the legal and regulatory framework, and suggests directions for further improvement. Given the size of the economy, ...

Economic Survey of Japan 2005: Removing the obstacles to faster growth

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20-Jan-2005

This chapter of the OECD Economic Survey of Japan 2005 discusses policies to accelerate growth through regulatory reform and measures to strengthen competition. It looks at a number of major initiatives, ...

OECD Review on Regulatory Reform in Russia

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16-Dec-2004

Russia is the first non-member country to request a regulatory review in the framework of the OECD Horizontal Country Review Programme. 

Economic Survey of the Czech Republic 2004: The legal environment for business

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22-Nov-2004

Excerpt taken from Chapter 4 of  the OECD Economic Survey of the Czech Republic 2004. The legal environment for business is hampering restructuring

Economic Survey of the Czech Republic 2004: Improving the reallocation of labour

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22-Nov-2004

Labour market performance can be improved by increasing mobility and skills, addressing the poverty traps, reducing the tax burden on labour, and enhancing incentives to hire. Further integration of the ...

Economic Survey of the Czech Republic 2004: Improving policy towards business

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22-Nov-2004

There have been steps to increase co-ordination in business policy, but key specific issues still need to be tackled in order to improve business environment. Competition issues remain in some network ...

Economic Survey of Finland 2004: Product market competition and economic performance

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05-Oct-2004

Since the deep recession of the early 1990s growth has been strong and productivity gains were among the highest in the OECD. However, the difference between the outstanding productivity performance of ...

Economic Survey - Finland 2004: Product market competition and economic performance

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05-Oct-2004

Since the deep recession of the early 1990s growth has been strong and productivity gains were among the highest in the OECD. However, the difference between the outstanding productivity performance of ...