Cutting red tape has become a priority in OECD countries. This pilot study measures and compares administrative burdens in the transport sector across eleven member countries: Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, and Turkey.

This book provides policy makers with guidance on the available tools as well as and explains common mistakes to be avoided when designing, undertaking and evaluating administrative simplification programmes.

The report describes the key features of the Dutch programme of administrative simplification including the measurement of burdens, the use of incentives and targets, and whole-of-government co-ordination.

This book describes the recent activities of the Foreign Investment Advisory Service (a joint facility of the IFC and the World Bank) to help governments in developing and transition economies to identify and remove administrative barriers to investment. Lessons learned include the critical need for political will to implement reforms, leadership from center of government, and capacity to ensure sound implementation of legislative and regulatory reform over an extended period of time, including regular monitoring and evaluation.

Argues that the solution to the excess of laws, regulation and regulators is to change the mindset of lawmakers.

Seventeen in a series of annual reports comparing business regulation in 190 economies, Doing Business 2020 measures aspects of regulation affecting 10 areas of everyday business activity.

Voice, social contract, and accountability are discussed from the point of view of the function of law, justice, judicial systems and related areas from human rights to government policy, urban development, resource management, gender, social rights, economic reforms, governance, sustainable development and anti-corruption.