Giving Sisyphus a Helping Hand : Pathways for Sustainable RIA Systems in Developing Countries
Regulatory impact assessment is a tool used by governments to support evidence-based and coordinated policy making. This paper contributes to the debate on regulatory impact assessment in developing countries by addressing the lack of a systematic...
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okr-10986-294942021-09-16T21:55:20Z Giving Sisyphus a Helping Hand : Pathways for Sustainable RIA Systems in Developing Countries Ladegaard, Peter Lundkvist, Petter Kamkhaji, Jonathan REGULATION BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT REGULATORY IMPACT ASSESSMENT PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM REGULATORY FRAMEWORK Regulatory impact assessment is a tool used by governments to support evidence-based and coordinated policy making. This paper contributes to the debate on regulatory impact assessment in developing countries by addressing the lack of a systematic account of reforms, and the lack of a comprehensive explanatory account of reform outcomes. The study first maps developing countries' regulatory impact assessment reforms between 2001 and 2016. In total, 60 reforms are identified. Reform design is analyzed by measuring adherence to six internationally recognized "good practices." The study then assesses whether the reforms -- two years or more after they were launched -- led to functioning regulatory impact assessment systems. Of the 60 reforms, 20 led to functional systems within two years of the conclusion of the reform. Three reforms were too recent to be assessed. The study shows that adherence to good practices is a necessary but not sufficient condition for early success. Among the six good practices, two are shown to be particularly decisive for the success of regulatory impact assessment reforms, namely, formal integration of regulatory impact assessment in policy making and the presence of a regulatory oversight unit. The second part of the study analyzes regulatory impact assessment reforms that did not produce early success despite adhering to good practices. The study tests several hypothetical reasons for slow developments. It points to the importance of donor flexibility and patience and the need for building reform constituencies inside and outside government. The traditional orthodoxy of regulatory impact assessment reforms as an extension of red tape reduction is challenged. The paper finally presents several possible policy implications of the findings. 2018-03-20T15:17:01Z 2018-03-20T15:17:01Z 2018-03 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/691961521463875777/Giving-Sisyphus-a-helping-hand-pathways-for-sustainable-RIA-systems-in-developing-countries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29494 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8367 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Botswana Cambodia Kenya Uganda |
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REGULATION BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT REGULATORY IMPACT ASSESSMENT PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM REGULATORY FRAMEWORK Ladegaard, Peter Lundkvist, Petter Kamkhaji, Jonathan Giving Sisyphus a Helping Hand : Pathways for Sustainable RIA Systems in Developing Countries |
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Regulatory impact assessment is a tool
used by governments to support evidence-based and
coordinated policy making. This paper contributes to the
debate on regulatory impact assessment in developing
countries by addressing the lack of a systematic account of
reforms, and the lack of a comprehensive explanatory account
of reform outcomes. The study first maps developing
countries' regulatory impact assessment reforms between
2001 and 2016. In total, 60 reforms are identified. Reform
design is analyzed by measuring adherence to six
internationally recognized "good practices." The
study then assesses whether the reforms -- two years or more
after they were launched -- led to functioning regulatory
impact assessment systems. Of the 60 reforms, 20 led to
functional systems within two years of the conclusion of the
reform. Three reforms were too recent to be assessed. The
study shows that adherence to good practices is a necessary
but not sufficient condition for early success. Among the
six good practices, two are shown to be particularly
decisive for the success of regulatory impact assessment
reforms, namely, formal integration of regulatory impact
assessment in policy making and the presence of a regulatory
oversight unit. The second part of the study analyzes
regulatory impact assessment reforms that did not produce
early success despite adhering to good practices. The study
tests several hypothetical reasons for slow developments. It
points to the importance of donor flexibility and patience
and the need for building reform constituencies inside and
outside government. The traditional orthodoxy of regulatory
impact assessment reforms as an extension of red tape
reduction is challenged. The paper finally presents several
possible policy implications of the findings. |
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Working Paper |
| author |
Ladegaard, Peter Lundkvist, Petter Kamkhaji, Jonathan |
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Ladegaard, Peter Lundkvist, Petter Kamkhaji, Jonathan |
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Ladegaard, Peter |
| title |
Giving Sisyphus a Helping Hand : Pathways for Sustainable RIA Systems in Developing Countries |
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Giving Sisyphus a Helping Hand : Pathways for Sustainable RIA Systems in Developing Countries |
| title_full |
Giving Sisyphus a Helping Hand : Pathways for Sustainable RIA Systems in Developing Countries |
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Giving Sisyphus a Helping Hand : Pathways for Sustainable RIA Systems in Developing Countries |
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Giving Sisyphus a Helping Hand : Pathways for Sustainable RIA Systems in Developing Countries |
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giving sisyphus a helping hand : pathways for sustainable ria systems in developing countries |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2018 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/691961521463875777/Giving-Sisyphus-a-helping-hand-pathways-for-sustainable-RIA-systems-in-developing-countries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29494 |
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