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Annual Congress of German Administration 2010

29-Apr-2010

On 28 April 2010, Rolf Alter, Director of the OECD Public Governance and Territorial Development Directorate, presents the relationship between Germany’s future economic performance and regulatory governance, the scope and content of effective regulatory policy and the importance of political and institutional leverage if regulatory policy is to have the necessary impact on developments.

Successful Practices and Policies to Promote Regulatory Reform and Entrepreneurship at the Sub-national Level

15-Apr-2010

This section contains case studies which describe successful practices to advance regulatory quality and competitiveness at sub-national level drawing from the experiences of three Mexican states: Baja California, Jalisco, and Puebla, and the provinces of British Columbia (Canada), Catalonia (Spain), and Piemonte (Italy).

Risk and Regulatory Policy: Improving the Governance of Risk

14-Apr-2010

This publication presents recent OECD research and analysis on risk and regulatory policy. The chapters discuss core challenges and offer measures for developing, or improving, coherent risk governance policies.

Regulatory Reform for Recovery: Lessons from Implementation during Crises

14-Apr-2010

This publication presents recent OECD research and analysis on risk and regulatory policy. The collected chapters are intended to assist policy makers in OECD governments to consider how to develop, or improve, the design of a coherent risk governance policy for managing regulation and improving the welfare of citizens.

Australia 2010 - Towards a Seamless National Economy

15-Feb-2010

This review presents a general picture, set within a macroeconomic context, of regulatory achievements and challenges, including regulatory quality at the Commonwealth level as well as across levels of government, competition policy and market openness. It also provides a special focus on Commonwealth-state relationships.

OECD Regulatory Reform Forum, Mexico, January 2010 - Strengthening Competitiveness in Mexico

21-Jan-2010

On 12-13 January the Mexican Ministry of Economy (Secretaria de Economia), and OECD’s Regulatory Policy Division organised a Forum on Regulatory Reform. The event aimed at raising awareness of the regulatory challenges for Mexico and discussing ideas and international reform experiences. During the forum, the Mexican President, Felipe Calderon, announced a general regulatory review to be conducted by the federal government to eliminate unnecessary burdens and simplify the interactions between the government and citizens and businesses.

Tools for regulatory quality and financial sector regulation: A cross-country perspective

21-Dec-2009

This report provides a comparative perspective on the application of quality regulation principles to financial sector regulators, in the US, Canada, Australia, the UK and France. The report compares key provisions of the codes of the Basle Committee and IOSCO, with the OECD's 2005 Guiding Principles for Regulatory Quality and Performance, and the 2009 Policy Framework for Effective and Efficient Financial Regulation (PFEEFR). The report analyses the independence and accountability of the regulators, as well as their powers.

Indicators of Regulatory Management Systems

18-Dec-2009

This report presents indicators of the development of the regulatory management systems used in OECD countries to improve the quality of regulation. It covers data for 1998, 2005 and 2008 and includes indicators on regulatory policy settings, administrative simplification and burden reduction programs, regulatory impact assessment, institutional arrangements, consultation and transparency, and changes in the numbers of laws. The indicators provide practical information on the development over time of tools, policies and institutions for improving regulatory management throughout the OECD.

Better Regulation in Europe - The EU 15 project

02-Oct-2009

In the wake of worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, the importance of effective regulation has never been as obvious as it is now. EU15 aims to stimulate debate on regulatory policy and how to do it better, to bring about real reform that improves lives.

Regulatory Impact Analysis: A Tool for Policy Coherence

15-Sep-2009

This new publication provides valuable, practical guidance on how to improve the performance of Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA) systems to promote economic welfare through better quality regulation. The publication brings together recent OECD research and analysis concerning methodological issues and country experiences with RIA.  




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