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January/April 2004 Newsletter |
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The Better Regulator™
REGULATORY REFORM AND BETTER BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS
The Global View from Jacobs and Associates
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- Letter from Scott Jacobs
- Use of Regulatory Impact Analysis expands worldwide, as examples such as the new European chemicals policy illustrate how impact analysis can help make difficult public policy decisions.
- A prescription for creating jobs: fast, simple, and cheap business registration.
- When the lights go out: what regulatory response?
- Is Europe finally taking regulatory reform seriously?
- Design of utility regulators: an old debate is far from finished in Asia, in Europe, and in Latin America.
- Economic growth, the rule of law, and good governance
- Mexico takes a big step forward on regulatory transparency, but a step backward on regulatory barriers to entry
- The cultural roots of over-regulation in Korea
- Our advice: Use these Internet resources on regulatory reform
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Letter from Scott Jacobs
Dear Colleagues, |
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The demand for sound advice on regulation has never been higher as governments recognize its relevance to their priority agendas: |
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- High-quality regulation facilitates trade and investment.
- Regulatory reform boosts competitiveness and private sector development, and promotes transparent and effective governance.
- Benchmarks on the cost of doing business and investment climates are revealing competitiveness problems that are correctable only with deeper regulatory reform.
- Debates continue over how to regulate privatized utility sectors to stimulate investment, ensure access for the poor, and avoid service interruptions.
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At Jacobs and Associates, we are expanding our global services in these and other areas, including: |
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- launching a new European training program on regulatory impact analysis that is open to all European civil servants;
- building the nuts and bolts of market rules, such as business registration that is fast, simple, cheap, and reliable;
- assisting in due process, administrative transparency, and other areas essential to the rule of law;
- focusing on the unmet needs of utility regulators, such as good practices for transparency, accountability, and management.
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| We are delighted to welcome two highly-experienced Directors. Cesar Cordova-Novion joins us from Paris, where he was the Deputy Head of the OECD's influential Regulatory Reform Program. Jefferson Hill comes from a 25-year career in the U.S. Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, where he worked to strengthen regulatory review, quality controls, and due process. |
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| Cesar Cordova-Novion |
Jefferson Hill |
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Our newsletter contains highlights of selected regulatory reforms around the globe. It supplements our website at www.regulatoryreform. com. Please contact the Directors at any time with enquiries. |
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With our best wishes for 2004,
Scott Jacobs
Managing Director |
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