Mauritania - Regulatory Reform, Market Performance and Poverty Reduction : The Imperative for Reform

Regulatory reform in all its aspects--deregulation, re-regulation, simplification, and building new institutional capacities for developing and applying high quality market rules--should be integrated throughout Mauritania's efforts to generat...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: General Economy, Macroeconomics and Growth Study
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2013
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GDP
WTO
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/06/2492945/mauritania-regulatory-reform-market-performance-poverty-reduction-imperative-reform-mauritania-regulatory-reform-market-performance-poverty-reduction-imperative-reform
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spelling okr-10986-146302021-04-23T14:03:17Z Mauritania - Regulatory Reform, Market Performance and Poverty Reduction : The Imperative for Reform World Bank REGULATORY REFORM POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES INTERNATIONAL MARKETS REGULATORY STRUCTURE PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS STRATEGIC PLANNING BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION COMPETITIVENESS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE FINANCIAL SERVICES BANKING SECTOR REFORMS INFRASTRUCTURE REGULATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE QUALITY POLICY REFORM ACCOUNTABILITY AGRICULTURE ANTI-COMPETITIVE PRACTICES BANK DEPOSITS BANKING SECTOR BARRIERS TO ENTRY BENCHMARKS COLLUSION COMPETITION LAW COMPETITION POLICY COMPETITIVE MARKETS COMPETITIVENESS CONSULTING SERVICES CONSUMERS COST OF CAPITAL DECISION MAKERS DEREGULATION DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY E-BUSINESS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC COOPERATION ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIES OF SCALE EMPLOYMENT ENTREPRENEURSHIP EXPENDITURES EXPORTS FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SERVICES FISCAL YEAR FISH FISHERIES FISHING FOREIGN BANKS FREE TRADE GDP GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INFORMAL SECTOR INSURANCE LAND USE LAWS LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGISLATION MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE MARKET COMPETITION MARKET ENTRY MINIMUM WAGES MONETARY POLICIES OPEN MARKETS PRICE CONTROLS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATIZATION PRODUCERS PRODUCTION COSTS PRODUCTIVITY PURCHASING POWER QUALITY STANDARDS REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY REFORM REGULATORY REGIMES SUBSIDIARY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TAXATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVELOPMENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS SUBSCRIBERS TRAINING PROGRAMS TRANSACTIONS COSTS TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT UNIVERSAL ACCESS UNIVERSAL ACCESS PROGRAMS UNIVERSAL SERVICE URBAN AREAS URBANIZATION VALUE ADDED WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION WTO Regulatory reform in all its aspects--deregulation, re-regulation, simplification, and building new institutional capacities for developing and applying high quality market rules--should be integrated throughout Mauritania's efforts to generate the growth and market development needed to combat poverty, improve standards of living, and lay the foundation for a sustainable development. This report identifies practical reforms to regulatory policies, institutions, and processes that can help accelerate economic growth in Mauritania and bring its regulatory practices closer to good international practices. Recommendations fall into three broad categories: 1) use regulatory reform and coordination to enlarge and deepen Mauritania's internal, regional, and international markets in order to stimulate investment and competition; 2) improve public sector capacities to design and apply market-oriented regulation that is transparent, efficient, and neutral; and 3) as the market develops, promote attention to competition principles by clarifying the role of government intervention and focusing on market abuses. 2013-07-26T22:00:56Z 2013-07-26T22:00:56Z 2003-06-25 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/06/2492945/mauritania-regulatory-reform-market-performance-poverty-reduction-imperative-reform-mauritania-regulatory-reform-market-performance-poverty-reduction-imperative-reform http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14630 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: General Economy, Macroeconomics and Growth Study Economic & Sector Work Africa Mauritania
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language English
en_US
topic REGULATORY REFORM
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES
INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
REGULATORY STRUCTURE
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
STRATEGIC PLANNING
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
COMPETITIVENESS
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
FINANCIAL SERVICES
BANKING SECTOR REFORMS
INFRASTRUCTURE REGULATION
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
SERVICE QUALITY
POLICY REFORM ACCOUNTABILITY
AGRICULTURE
ANTI-COMPETITIVE PRACTICES
BANK DEPOSITS
BANKING SECTOR
BARRIERS TO ENTRY
BENCHMARKS
COLLUSION
COMPETITION LAW
COMPETITION POLICY
COMPETITIVE MARKETS
COMPETITIVENESS
CONSULTING SERVICES
CONSUMERS
COST OF CAPITAL
DECISION MAKERS
DEREGULATION
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
E-BUSINESS
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC COOPERATION
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
EMPLOYMENT
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
EXPENDITURES
EXPORTS
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FISCAL YEAR
FISH
FISHERIES
FISHING
FOREIGN BANKS
FREE TRADE
GDP
GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
INFORMAL SECTOR
INSURANCE
LAND USE
LAWS
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LEGISLATION
MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
MARKET COMPETITION
MARKET ENTRY
MINIMUM WAGES
MONETARY POLICIES
OPEN MARKETS
PRICE CONTROLS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATIZATION
PRODUCERS
PRODUCTION COSTS
PRODUCTIVITY
PURCHASING POWER
QUALITY STANDARDS
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
REGULATORY REFORM
REGULATORY REGIMES
SUBSIDIARY
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
TAXATION
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVELOPMENT
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SUBSCRIBERS
TRAINING PROGRAMS
TRANSACTIONS COSTS
TRANSPARENCY
TRANSPORT
UNIVERSAL ACCESS
UNIVERSAL ACCESS PROGRAMS
UNIVERSAL SERVICE
URBAN AREAS
URBANIZATION
VALUE ADDED
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
WTO
spellingShingle REGULATORY REFORM
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES
INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
REGULATORY STRUCTURE
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
STRATEGIC PLANNING
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
COMPETITIVENESS
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
FINANCIAL SERVICES
BANKING SECTOR REFORMS
INFRASTRUCTURE REGULATION
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
SERVICE QUALITY
POLICY REFORM ACCOUNTABILITY
AGRICULTURE
ANTI-COMPETITIVE PRACTICES
BANK DEPOSITS
BANKING SECTOR
BARRIERS TO ENTRY
BENCHMARKS
COLLUSION
COMPETITION LAW
COMPETITION POLICY
COMPETITIVE MARKETS
COMPETITIVENESS
CONSULTING SERVICES
CONSUMERS
COST OF CAPITAL
DECISION MAKERS
DEREGULATION
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
E-BUSINESS
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC COOPERATION
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
EMPLOYMENT
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
EXPENDITURES
EXPORTS
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FISCAL YEAR
FISH
FISHERIES
FISHING
FOREIGN BANKS
FREE TRADE
GDP
GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
INFORMAL SECTOR
INSURANCE
LAND USE
LAWS
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LEGISLATION
MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
MARKET COMPETITION
MARKET ENTRY
MINIMUM WAGES
MONETARY POLICIES
OPEN MARKETS
PRICE CONTROLS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATIZATION
PRODUCERS
PRODUCTION COSTS
PRODUCTIVITY
PURCHASING POWER
QUALITY STANDARDS
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
REGULATORY REFORM
REGULATORY REGIMES
SUBSIDIARY
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
TAXATION
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVELOPMENT
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SUBSCRIBERS
TRAINING PROGRAMS
TRANSACTIONS COSTS
TRANSPARENCY
TRANSPORT
UNIVERSAL ACCESS
UNIVERSAL ACCESS PROGRAMS
UNIVERSAL SERVICE
URBAN AREAS
URBANIZATION
VALUE ADDED
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
WTO
World Bank
Mauritania - Regulatory Reform, Market Performance and Poverty Reduction : The Imperative for Reform
geographic_facet Africa
Mauritania
description Regulatory reform in all its aspects--deregulation, re-regulation, simplification, and building new institutional capacities for developing and applying high quality market rules--should be integrated throughout Mauritania's efforts to generate the growth and market development needed to combat poverty, improve standards of living, and lay the foundation for a sustainable development. This report identifies practical reforms to regulatory policies, institutions, and processes that can help accelerate economic growth in Mauritania and bring its regulatory practices closer to good international practices. Recommendations fall into three broad categories: 1) use regulatory reform and coordination to enlarge and deepen Mauritania's internal, regional, and international markets in order to stimulate investment and competition; 2) improve public sector capacities to design and apply market-oriented regulation that is transparent, efficient, and neutral; and 3) as the market develops, promote attention to competition principles by clarifying the role of government intervention and focusing on market abuses.
format Economic & Sector Work :: General Economy, Macroeconomics and Growth Study
author World Bank
author_facet World Bank
author_sort World Bank
title Mauritania - Regulatory Reform, Market Performance and Poverty Reduction : The Imperative for Reform
title_short Mauritania - Regulatory Reform, Market Performance and Poverty Reduction : The Imperative for Reform
title_full Mauritania - Regulatory Reform, Market Performance and Poverty Reduction : The Imperative for Reform
title_fullStr Mauritania - Regulatory Reform, Market Performance and Poverty Reduction : The Imperative for Reform
title_full_unstemmed Mauritania - Regulatory Reform, Market Performance and Poverty Reduction : The Imperative for Reform
title_sort mauritania - regulatory reform, market performance and poverty reduction : the imperative for reform
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2013
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/06/2492945/mauritania-regulatory-reform-market-performance-poverty-reduction-imperative-reform-mauritania-regulatory-reform-market-performance-poverty-reduction-imperative-reform
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