Reforming at the Subnational Level : Global Experiences

Reforming at the Subnational Level : Global Experiences

Reforming the business regulatory framework requires overcoming many hurdles, especially in federal countries. At the same time, global experience shows that a higher degree of decentralization is not associated with fewer business regulatory refor...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Policy Note
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
Subjects:
SUBNATIONAL GOVERNANCE
DECENTRALIZATION
REGULATORY REFORM
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/865821618908794914/Reforming-at-the-Subnational-Level-Global-Experiences
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spelling okr-10986-354642021-09-17T01:02:15Z Reforming at the Subnational Level : Global Experiences World Bank SUBNATIONAL GOVERNANCE DECENTRALIZATION REGULATORY REFORM INVESTMENT CLIMATE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT Reforming the business regulatory framework requires overcoming many hurdles, especially in federal countries. At the same time, global experience shows that a higher degree of decentralization is not associated with fewer business regulatory reforms. This policy note presents strategies to promote investment climate reforms across all levels of government in federal, state, and municipal. In most countries, policy making is split between : (i) the central government, which oversees foreign relations and the domestic rule of law; and (ii) local governments, which manage municipal and rural affairs. In federal countries, subnational governments (SNGs) also possess legislative powers that empower them to pass, enforce, and interpret laws. The focus in this note is to learn from the successful practices and strategies used to align federal and SNG reform incentives. The first section of the note provides an overview of power-sharing structures and the critical challenges encountered. The second part of the note focuses on consensus-building strategies, and the third part describes several successfully leveraged incentive strategies. 2021-04-20T18:58:41Z 2021-04-20T18:58:41Z 2021 Policy Note http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/865821618908794914/Reforming-at-the-Subnational-Level-Global-Experiences http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35464 English Equitable Growth, Finance and Institutions Insight; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Policy Note
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topic SUBNATIONAL GOVERNANCE
DECENTRALIZATION
REGULATORY REFORM
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
spellingShingle SUBNATIONAL GOVERNANCE
DECENTRALIZATION
REGULATORY REFORM
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
World Bank
Reforming at the Subnational Level : Global Experiences
relation Equitable Growth, Finance and Institutions Insight;
description Reforming the business regulatory framework requires overcoming many hurdles, especially in federal countries. At the same time, global experience shows that a higher degree of decentralization is not associated with fewer business regulatory reforms. This policy note presents strategies to promote investment climate reforms across all levels of government in federal, state, and municipal. In most countries, policy making is split between : (i) the central government, which oversees foreign relations and the domestic rule of law; and (ii) local governments, which manage municipal and rural affairs. In federal countries, subnational governments (SNGs) also possess legislative powers that empower them to pass, enforce, and interpret laws. The focus in this note is to learn from the successful practices and strategies used to align federal and SNG reform incentives. The first section of the note provides an overview of power-sharing structures and the critical challenges encountered. The second part of the note focuses on consensus-building strategies, and the third part describes several successfully leveraged incentive strategies.
format Policy Note
author World Bank
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title Reforming at the Subnational Level : Global Experiences
title_short Reforming at the Subnational Level : Global Experiences
title_full Reforming at the Subnational Level : Global Experiences
title_fullStr Reforming at the Subnational Level : Global Experiences
title_full_unstemmed Reforming at the Subnational Level : Global Experiences
title_sort reforming at the subnational level : global experiences
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2021
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/865821618908794914/Reforming-at-the-Subnational-Level-Global-Experiences
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