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26 June 2011

OECD report measures pace of regulatory reform in 40 countries

This week, OECD published the second edition of one of its flagship reports « Government at a Glance », a mine of comparative information about the many facets of government performance in member and partner countries. Our interest lies principally in chapter X “Regulatory Governance” where we are presented with quantitative data carefully defined and collected to answer the question: how are better regulation policies doing across the world.
The comparative analysis of regulatory policies is supported by regulatory governance indicators defined for that purpose. The indicators compare the focus and scope of regulatory management systems across countries and identify trends over time, monitoring the spread of good practices. Data was collected via country responses to the OECD Survey on Regulatory Management Systems and refer to institutional practices as reflected in administrative arrangements and procedures. More specific country assessments can be found in in-depth country reviews of the OECD which analyse how governments implement these procedures in practice.
The indicators draw upon country responses to the OECD Regulatory Management Systems’ Indicators Survey conducted in 2005 and 2008 for the (then) 30 OECD member countries. Data were subsequently collected for the four countries that joined the OECD in 2010 (Chile, Estonia, Israel and Slovenia) as well as three other major economies (Brazil, the Russian Federation and South Africa). Country-specific data are available on line at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/888932392248.

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