OECD Reviews of Regulatory Reform: Italy 2009
Better Regulation to Strengthen Market Dynamics
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The review finds that Italy has made significant progress using regulatory reform since the first OECD review in 2001. Administrative simplification and the increasing role of competition policy, combined with devolution of state powers to regions, have helped. But there are still key challenges for regulatory policy and its implementation, including enforcement, capacity in the civil service, impact analysis for evidence-based decision-making, and building a culture of consultation. The current global economic crisis is an opportunity for Italy to further clarify how the state intervenes in the economy, to improve multi-level co-ordination, and to expand competition in specific sectors.
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Performance and Appraisal
This chapter summarises the core trends for regulatory reform in Italy, assessing the performance in the light of the economic context. This includes an analysis of the links with economic growth. The chapter discusses goals, progress and results of regulatory reform policies, in terms of the political commitment, the new institutional impetus, the tools for regulatory quality, as well as protecting competition and consumers and addressing the challenges of quality regulation in a multi-level governance context. The chapter assesses the potential benefits of reforms and offers options for moving forward the regulatory reform agenda, building political momentum and consensus for reform.
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