Reforming Inspections

Government inspections of firms are important for enforcing regulations to protect public health, safety, and the environment and to carry out economic functions such as tax collection and banking regulation. But most inspection regimes in developi...

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Main Author:	Coolidge, Jacqueline
Format:	Viewpoint
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCOUNTABILITY ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES BROKERS BUSINESS REGULATION COMPETITOR COMPETITORS COMPLIANCE POLICY COMPLIANCE STRATEGY COST-EFFECTIVENESS DISASTERS ENFORCEMENT CAPACITY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES GOVERNMENT INSPECTION INCOME INSPECTION PROGRAMS INSPECTIONS INSPECTORS INVESTIGATIONS NONCOMPLIANCE PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PERFORMANCE MEASURES PROBABILITY PROGRAMS PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC POLICY REFORMS REGULATORY COMPLIANCE REGULATORY REFORM REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS RISK ASSESSMENT SAFETY SAVINGS TRANSITION ECONOMIES
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/06/7039416/reforming-inspections http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11184

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spelling	okr-10986-111842021-04-23T14:02:54Z Reforming Inspections Coolidge, Jacqueline ACCOUNTABILITY ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES BROKERS BUSINESS REGULATION COMPETITOR COMPETITORS COMPLIANCE POLICY COMPLIANCE STRATEGY COST-EFFECTIVENESS DISASTERS ENFORCEMENT CAPACITY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES GOVERNMENT INSPECTION INCOME INSPECTION PROGRAMS INSPECTIONS INSPECTORS INVESTIGATIONS NONCOMPLIANCE PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PERFORMANCE MEASURES PROBABILITY PROGRAMS PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC POLICY REFORMS REGULATORY COMPLIANCE REGULATORY REFORM REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS RISK ASSESSMENT SAFETY SAVINGS TRANSITION ECONOMIES Government inspections of firms are important for enforcing regulations to protect public health, safety, and the environment and to carry out economic functions such as tax collection and banking regulation. But most inspection regimes in developing countries impose excessive costs on firms while failing dismally to prevent accidents or mitigate losses from disasters. There is a strong interest in models of reform that will reduce the burden of government inspections while improving standards. This paper offers solutions that do both. 2012-08-13T14:22:59Z 2012-08-13T14:22:59Z 2006-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/06/7039416/reforming-inspections http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11184 English Viewpoint: Public Policy for the Private Sector; Note No. 308 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Viewpoint Publications & Research
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topic	ACCOUNTABILITY ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES BROKERS BUSINESS REGULATION COMPETITOR COMPETITORS COMPLIANCE POLICY COMPLIANCE STRATEGY COST-EFFECTIVENESS DISASTERS ENFORCEMENT CAPACITY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES GOVERNMENT INSPECTION INCOME INSPECTION PROGRAMS INSPECTIONS INSPECTORS INVESTIGATIONS NONCOMPLIANCE PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PERFORMANCE MEASURES PROBABILITY PROGRAMS PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC POLICY REFORMS REGULATORY COMPLIANCE REGULATORY REFORM REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS RISK ASSESSMENT SAFETY SAVINGS TRANSITION ECONOMIES
spellingShingle	ACCOUNTABILITY ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES BROKERS BUSINESS REGULATION COMPETITOR COMPETITORS COMPLIANCE POLICY COMPLIANCE STRATEGY COST-EFFECTIVENESS DISASTERS ENFORCEMENT CAPACITY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES GOVERNMENT INSPECTION INCOME INSPECTION PROGRAMS INSPECTIONS INSPECTORS INVESTIGATIONS NONCOMPLIANCE PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PERFORMANCE MEASURES PROBABILITY PROGRAMS PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC POLICY REFORMS REGULATORY COMPLIANCE REGULATORY REFORM REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS RISK ASSESSMENT SAFETY SAVINGS TRANSITION ECONOMIES Coolidge, Jacqueline Reforming Inspections
relation	Viewpoint: Public Policy for the Private Sector; Note No. 308
description	Government inspections of firms are important for enforcing regulations to protect public health, safety, and the environment and to carry out economic functions such as tax collection and banking regulation. But most inspection regimes in developing countries impose excessive costs on firms while failing dismally to prevent accidents or mitigate losses from disasters. There is a strong interest in models of reform that will reduce the burden of government inspections while improving standards. This paper offers solutions that do both.
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author	Coolidge, Jacqueline
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author_sort	Coolidge, Jacqueline
title	Reforming Inspections
title_short	Reforming Inspections
title_full	Reforming Inspections
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title_full_unstemmed	Reforming Inspections
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publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2012
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/06/7039416/reforming-inspections http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11184
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