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Access to basic services plays an important role in both individual well-being and a country's economic development. For this reason, general availability of these services to citizens, regardless of income level and geographical location, has generally been viewed as an important public policy...
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Regulating infrastructure utilities can be extremely complex and fraught with risks of political interference and capture by interest groups, especially in countries with little tradition of politically independent government agencies. To deal with these challenges, policymakers and regulators...
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Economy and Energy to develop a national plan for better regulation. The goal is to progressively achieve a low-cost, low … intended to improve the ability of the central government to promote regulatory reform, to build better regulation practices … through the institutions of governments, and to improve the quality of both the stock and the flow of regulation on a …
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This paper discusses the role of the postal network in expanding access to financial services in Egypt. It reviews the public postal operator within the postal sector and within the broader context of the communications sector. The roles of the postal network and state and privately-owned banks...
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crisis, the air transport sector in the region faced multipronged challenges, including those related to economic regulation …
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"This study reviews regulatory instruments designed to reduce environmental externalities from the transport sector. The study finds that the main regulatory instruments used in practice are fuel economy standards, vehicle emission standards, and fuel quality standards. Although industrialized...
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"Regulation is purportedly enacted to serve specific social purposes. In reality, however, it follows a more complex … its justification and objectives, regulation can have potentially significant macroeconomic consequences by helping or … Serven provide an empirical analysis of the macroeconomic impact of regulation. They first characterize the stylized facts on …
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Since investment climate reforms in developing countries started gaining traction in the 1990s, most efforts have focused on issues at the national level, achieving varying degrees of success for reasons that are relatively well understood. This handbook provides an overview of efforts and...
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