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Italy: Better regulation needed to strengthen market dynamics

04-May-2010

Italy has made significant progress in cutting regulatory costs, liberalising product markets and modernising its public administrations in recent years. But  it must continue along the path of  regulatory reform to make its economy more competitive and speed up its recovery from the economic crisis, according to a new OECD report.

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.

Procurement Toolbox : Enhancing vigilance over how tax payers’ money is spent

21-Apr-2010

This on-line resource captures emerging good practices, which enhance corruption prevention and good management, in public procurement. The toolbox is of value to policy makers and procurement practitioners.

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.

Tax Expenditures in OECD Countries - OECD publication

13-Apr-2010

This book sheds light on the use of tax expenditures, mainly through the study of ten OECD countries: Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States. It highlights key trends and successful practices.

Report on Diversity in the Public Service

24-Mar-2010

This report explores the different approaches OECD countries are taking to foster diversity in the public service in a sustainable and responsive manner. The findings point to an on-going change of perceiving diversity from an equity at entry approach to seeing it as an added value. (PDF 646kb)

Global economy : OECD contributes to G20 efforts to bring public finances under control

22-Mar-2010

The OECD has produced a set of recommendations for G20 governments to help them rein in escalating – and some cases unprecedented - levels of public debt.  The recommendations focus on strategy, timing and action and looks at reforms that can strengthen public finances over the longer term. 

OECD Recommendation on Principles for Transparency and Integrity in Lobbying

19-Feb-2010

This Recommendation is the first international policy instrument of its kind which provides policy makers with guidance on how to promote open government and a level playing field for businesses and stakeholders in developing and implementing public policies.


Events

Ministers discuss ways to boost public trust in government

on 28-Nov-2005

Ministers responsible for modernising government met in Rotterdam on 28 November to discuss ways to strengthen public trust.



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