The efficient operation and expansion of infrastructures in developing countries is crucial for
growth and poverty reduction. However, recent reforms aimed at improving the performance …

This book critically reviews regulatory reforms in developing countries, with a particulalr
focus on the strengths and weaknesses of the 'best practice'model of reform, the significance …

The literature on the benefits and costs of regulation demonstrates that this issue can be
explored systematically using standard economic analysis. It also shows that regulation can …

In the past 20 years a key topic of public-sector reform in OECD countries has been the
emergence of regulatory policy. During this period, the nature of regulation has undergone …

Regulation has become a central aspect of contemporary governance as a result of public
management reforms over recent decades. Yet, for all its ubiquity, the ideas of regulation …

The concept of regulation is believed to suffer from a lack of shared understanding. Yet the
maturation of the field raises the question whether this conclusion is still valid. By taking a …

Poverty reduction is a primary goal of development policy. In large parts of the World people
have to live on meagre incomes and have limited access to infrastructure services, such as …

This paper discusses the main issues affecting the regulatory governance of infrastructure
industries and their implications for regulatory practice. The discussion covers the need for …

The 1990s and 2000s have witnessed a spurt of energetic institution-building in the
developing world, as regulatory agencies emerge to take over the role of the executive in …

The promotion of liberalized and deregulated markets by bilateral and multilateral aid
donors, and by global institutions such as the WTO, has led to significant attention being …