Strengthening the Institutional Setting for Regulatory Reform: The Experience from OECD Countries

Cesar Cordova-Novion and Stephane Jacobzone
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Cesar Cordova-Novion: Jacobs and Associates
Stephane Jacobzone: OECD

No 19, OECD Working Papers on Public Governance from OECD Publishing

Abstract: This Working Paper analyses the institutional setting for regulatory reform. It is the first comprehensive analysis of regulatory oversight bodies. The analysis adopts a functional approach through four core functions: i) oversight of the rule-making process; ii) assisting rule makers in their evidence-based analysis; iii) challenging the quality of regulatory proposals; iv) advocating for quality/better regulation. The report analyses the key factors contributing to success, as well as elements for the credibility of regulatory oversight. The report also finds that regulatory quality oversight represents a tool for policy coherence for countries and needs to be articulated with other core policies, such as microeconomic and competition-oriented reforms, as well as overall reforms of the public administration. Forging of a political constituency requires active communications, political buy-in and support from a champion, and an external constituency of interested parties to support advocacy. The report concludes with a possible checklist for policy makers interested in consolidating regulatory oversight in their respective national settings.

Date: 2011-02-01
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