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Regulatory Impact Assessment (regulatory + impact_assessment)
Selected AbstractsRegulatory impact assessment and regulatory governance in developing countries,PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & DEVELOPMENT, Issue 4 2004Colin Kirkpatrick Regulatory impact assessment (RIA) offers the means to improve regulatory decision-making and practice. RIA involves a systematic appraisal of the costs and benefits associated with a proposed new regulation and evaluation of the performance of existing regulations. So far, the adoption of RIA has been confined mainly to OECD countries. The purpose of this article is to assess the contribution that RIA can make to ,better regulation' in developing countries. Results from a survey of a small number of middle-income countries suggest that a number of developing countries apply some form of regulatory assessment, but that the methods adopted are partial in their application and are certainly not systematically applied across government. The article discusses the capacity building requirements for the adoption of RIA in developing countries, in terms of regulatory assessment skills, including data collection methods and public consultation practices. The article also proposes a framework for RIA that can be applied in low and middle-income countries to improve regulatory decision-making and outcomes. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source] Experiences with integrated impact assessment , empirical evidence from a survey in three European member statesENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND GOVERNANCE, Issue 5 2009Martin Achtnicht Abstract The paper contributes to the discussion on the use of methods and quantification in regulatory impact assessment. We investigate whether there are differences between the three dimensions of sustainable development in terms of the methodical efforts to assess potential impacts. Based on a survey in Germany, the Netherlands and the UK, we provide some evidence regarding these questions. We find that regulatory impact assessment is still biased towards assessing intended and mainly economic costs. There is a gap between the recommended use of methods in official guidance documents and the practice in member states. The reason for this gap can be seen in the existence of operational problems in practice such as lack of data or lack of tools. However, we find that the degree of sophistication of conducted IAs can be improved if responsible desk officers receive training or make use of guidance documents and receive support from co-ordination units. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment. [source] In the Wake of ,Good Governance': Impact Assessments and the Politicisation of Statutory InterpretationTHE MODERN LAW REVIEW, Issue 3 2008Roderick Munday For some time ,regulatory reform' has been a government watchword, and the streamlining and improved quality of regulation its professed ambition. Impact assessments (formerly known as regulatory impact assessments) are a significant ingredient in these governmental initiatives, now promoted by the newly created Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform. Just as they have come to refer rather freely to the Explanatory Notes that now accompany all public Acts of Parliament, judges have also begun to invoke impact assessments when construing legislation. This paper investigates the extent of this practice and the manner in which judges employ impact assessments. It warns of the potential consequences if the judiciary avails itself too readily of these highly politicised, and sometimes deceptive, documents. ,The aim of good prose words is to mean what they say.' G. K. Chesterton, Daily News 22 April 1905 [source] | ||||||||||