Foreword -- Executive summary -- Key messages -- Setting the scene: The importance of regulatory policy -- The achievements of regulatory policy -- Challenges for the future -- The need for stronger regulatory governance -- Drawing a roadmap for regulatory policy -- Bibliography -- Findings of...

Regulations are indispensable to the proper functioning of economies and societies. They underpin markets, protect the rights and safety of citizens and ensure the delivery of public goods and services. At the same time, regulations are rarely costless. Businesses complain that red tape holds...