OECD Reviews of Regulatory Reform: Italy 2009
Better Regulation to Strengthen Market Dynamics
This review presents a general picture of the overall regulatory reform frameworks
in Italy, examining quality regulation, competition policy and professional services.
The review also offers a special focus on multi-level governance, where key issues
include local public services, commercial distribution, local transport and energy.
The review finds that Italy has made significant progress using regulatory reform
since the first OECD review in 2001. Administrative simplification and the increasing
role of competition policy, combined with devolution of state powers to regions, have
helped. But there are still key challenges for regulatory policy and its implementation,
including enforcement, capacity in the civil service, impact analysis for evidence-based
decision-making, and building a culture of consultation. The current global economic
crisis is an opportunity for Italy to further clarify how the state intervenes in
the economy, to improve multi-level co-ordination, and to expand competition in specific
sectors.
Published on February 01, 2010
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