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Regulatory Reform in OECD Countries: Reports by Country

08-Dec-2010

The unique OECD peer review process has helped improve public policy. It assesses how countries manage the design, adoption and enforcement of regulations according to a conceptual framework. It ensures comparability while taking account of institutional and cultural differences across countries.

Enhancing Market Openness through Regulatory Reform in Switzerland

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

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 ...

Electricity Reform in Switzerland

31-Mar-2006

Electricity reform figures prominently in Swiss proposals for promoting stronger economic growth, which has lagged other OECD countries over the last decade. It figures on the list of actions- drawn up ...

The Role of Competition Policy in Regulatory Reform in Switzerland

31-Mar-2006

Swiss competition law is founded on Article 96 of the Constitution which provides for freedom of trade and commerce and empowers the legislature to remedy any economically or socially harmful effects ...

More competition and further reform would boost growth in Switzerland, says OECD

31-Mar-2006

Switzerland’s stable political system and flexible labour market have helped make it one of the world’s richest countries. But it won’t be able to stay that way unless it carries out more reforms and opens it markets to more competition, according to a new OECD report.