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OECD Regulatory Policy Outlook 2018

Laws and regulations govern the everyday life of businesses and citizens, and are important tools of public policy. Regulating has never been easy, but the overwhelming pace of technological change and unprecedented interconnectedness of economies has made it a daunting task. The 2018 Regulatory Policy Outlook, the second in the series, maps country efforts to improve regulatory quality in line with the 2012 OECD Recommendation on Regulatory Policy and Governance, and shares good regulatory practices. It provides unique insights into the organisation and institutional settings in countries for designing, enforcing and revising regulations. It also highlights areas of the regulatory cycle that receive too little attention from policy makers. Finally, it identifies areas where countries can invest to improve the quality of laws and regulations and presents innovative approaches to better regulation.

Published on October 10, 2018Also available in: German, French, Italian

SUMMARIESavailable in 8 languages

English OECD Regulatory Policy Outlook 2018 (Summary in English)
French Politique de la réglementation : Perspectives de l'OCDE 2018
Spanish Perspectivas de la OCDE sobre la Política Regulatoria 2018
German OECD-Ausblick Regulierungspolitik 2018
Japanese OECD規制政策アウトルック2018
Italian Prospettive OCSE 2018 sulla politica della regolazione
Chinese 2018年OECD监管政策展望
Portuguese Perspetivas das Políticas Regulamentares da OCDE 2018

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Foreword
Acronyms and abbreviations
Reader's guide
Executive summary
Overview: Why does the quality of domestic rule-making matter?
Recent trends in regulatory management practices
The institutional landscape of regulatory policy and oversight
Improving the governance of regulators and regulatory enforcement
Fostering better rules through international regulatory co-operation
Improving regulation and outcomes through behavioural insights
Country profiles41 chapters available
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Canada
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
European Union
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Korea
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Mexico
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Slovak Republic
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
United Kingdom
United States
The 2017 OECD Regulatory Indicators Survey and the composite indicators
Glossary
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