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News & Events
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02-Oct-2007
Administrative simplification is becoming a priority of OECD countries seeking
to improve public governance and regulatory quality. Cutting red tape will
improve the framework for doing business, thus stimulating competitiveness and growth. The Netherlands have been a main driver in the trend towards more
evidence-based programmes to reduce administrative burdens on companies
and was among the first to launch a 25% burden reduction programme.
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20-Sep-2007
The single market has delivered major benefits for European citizens. But the process of integration is slowing down. A fresh impetus is needed, especially in services and the energy industry.
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30-Mar-2007
Sweden should instil more competition in the public sector, cut red tape and liberalize labour markets if it is to meet the challenge of an ageing population and maintain its high standards of social welfare, according to a new OECD report.
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30-Mar-2007
Sweden’s well-performing economy over the last decade has been combined with strong governance traditions that set it apart from many other OECD countries.
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19-Mar-2007
Korea has made impressive progress in reforming its regulatory policies and institutions over the last few years but needs to keep up the pace of reform to ensure Korea’s long-term economic growth, according to a new OECD report.
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16-Feb-2007
Most OECD countries have made policies to reduce administrative burdens – cutting red tape – a political priority. Red tape is particularly burdensome to smaller companies and may inhibit entrepreneurship. These effects are more costly in global markets, where competitiveness can be affected by the efficiency of the domestic regulatory and administrative environment. But citizens and large firms also complain about unnecessary reporting requirements. Results are wanted.
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15-Jun-2006
This paper discusses ways to strengthen competition in order to boost productivity growth and help restrain inflation. Economics Department Working Paper 491 by David Rae, Line Vogt and Michael Wise.
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19-May-2006
Rental housing markets are not easy to regulate. The OECD Economic Survey of Denmark looks at the complex rules and large subsidies of the Danish housing market and analyses whether policy objectives could be achieved in a better-targeted way.
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07-Sep-2005
China needs to make wide-ranging changes in the way it runs its public and private sectors if it is to continue on a stable growth path leading to full integration into the world economy, according to a new report from the OECD.
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14-Jun-2005
Based on a comprehensive, cross-disciplinary stocktaking of lessons learned from 20 country reviews between 1998 and 2004, the OECD brought the 1997 principles for regulatory reform into the 21st century. The 2005 Principles for regulatory quality and performance promote a dynamic, ongoing, whole-of-government approach. Issues receiving attention include: policy coherence and multi-level coordination; ex ante assessment of proposals for policy; competition policy for network utilities that meet public needs; market openness; and risk awareness.
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Brazil: Strengthening governance for growth
Making Life Easy for Citizens and Businesses in Portugal: Administrative Simplification and e-Government
Public-Private Partnerships: In Pursuit of Risk Sharing and Value for Money
Building an Institutional Framework for Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA)
