Do environmental regulations harm international competitiveness? In answer to this question, this book focuses on the impact of regulatory policies on competitiveness and employment at the firm level. It investigates the trade-off between environmental regulations and competitiveness across...

This first issue of a revised approach to the ERM quarterly includes: an overview of relevant indicators such as GDP growth and the unemployment rate; the overall ERM statistics for the second quarter 2006; an examination of the often neglected issue of restructuring in the public sector with...