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The debate on the relationship between environmental regulation and competitiveness has been a topic of discussion for … regulation (under the condition that it is efficient) can lead to win-win situations, in which social welfare as well as the … private net benefits of firms operating under such regulation can be increased. This paper analyses the Porter hypothesis with …
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This note examines the Integrity Pact (IP) methodology proposed by Transparency International to confront the problem of corruption in public procurement. The examination draws from a decision model for participants developed elsewhere, in which the critical elements are shown to be the...
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regulation for inquiry and report within 12 months of receipt of the reference. In conducting the review, the Commission was to …
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This paper discusses the appropriateness, efficiency, and effectiveness regulatory arrangements covering aquaculture production in Australia. It identifies a number of key areas including environmental protection, land use planning, marine and coastal management, and land administration.
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regulation of international cargo shipping services. …
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Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage: Key Indicators 2003 highlights the marked disparities between Indigenous and other Australians. While not the first report to assemble data on the social or economic status of Indigenous people, it is distinguished by the strategic framework within which the...
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The creation of electricity markets has raised the fundamental question as to whether markets provide the right … incentives for the provision of the reserves needed to maintain system reliability, or whether some form of regulation is needed …. In some states in the US, electricity retailers have been made responsible for providing such reserves by contracting …
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, this essentially represents a case of a public monopoly being turned over to the private sector, and regulation is …
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México requiere realizar cambios estructurales sustanciales en el sector eléctrico durante el presente sexenio. Dicha modificación, debe ser resultado de una intensa discusión económica, técnica y política, considerando seriamente las propuestas ejecutivas y legislativas y que permita...
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Este trabajo expone la necesidad de incorporar a la regulación del sector seguros la posibilidad de apoyos interinstitucionales con el ente antitrust. Se plantea que este fortalecimiento interinstitucional evita los conflictos de naturalezas o filosofías regulatorias contrapuestas. Finalmente...
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