How to Improve Regulatory Transparency : Emerging Lessons from an International Assessment

Managing the different and often conflicting interests and expectations of stakeholders-the government, consumers, service providers-is a demanding task for infrastructure regulators. Transparency can be a big help. A core principle of good regulatory governance, transparency creates credibility for regulatory decisions and helps foster sustainable investment in infrastructure. How can policymakers and regulators best improve regulatory transparency: a recent Public-Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility (PPIAF)-funded review of international experience identifies emerging lessons.

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Main Author: Bertolini, Lorenzo
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2006-06
Subjects:ACCESS TO INFORMATION, ACCOUNTABILITY, ADMINISTRATIVE RULES, ARBITRATION, COMPLAINTS, CONSULTATION, CONSULTATION PROCESS, CONSULTATIONS, CONSUMER GROUPS, CONSUMERS, CORRUPTION, CREDIBILITY, DECISIONMAKING, FLEXIBILITY, GOOD REGULATORY GOVERNANCE, GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, LEGAL FRAMEWORK, LEGISLATION, PUBLIC DOMAIN, PUBLIC HEARINGS, PUBLIC INTEREST, PUBLIC POLICY, PUBLIC SERVICE, PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS, REGULATION BY AGENCY, REGULATION BY CONTRACT, REGULATOR, REGULATORS, REGULATORY CAPTURE, REGULATORY COSTS, REGULATORY DECISION, REGULATORY DECISIONS, REGULATORY DISCRETION, REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS, REGULATORY FUNCTION, REGULATORY FUNCTIONS, REGULATORY INSTRUMENTS, REGULATORY OBLIGATIONS, REGULATORY PROCESS, REGULATORY REGIME, REGULATORY RULES, REGULATORY SYSTEM, REGULATORY SYSTEMS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, STAKEHOLDER, STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION, STAKEHOLDERS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TRANSPARENCY, TRANSPARENT PROCESSES, UTILITY REGULATION, UTILITY REGULATORS, WASTEWATER SERVICE, WATER SECTOR,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/06/7091015/improve-regulatory-transparency-emerging-lessons-international-assessment
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/10733
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Summary:Managing the different and often conflicting interests and expectations of stakeholders-the government, consumers, service providers-is a demanding task for infrastructure regulators. Transparency can be a big help. A core principle of good regulatory governance, transparency creates credibility for regulatory decisions and helps foster sustainable investment in infrastructure. How can policymakers and regulators best improve regulatory transparency: a recent Public-Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility (PPIAF)-funded review of international experience identifies emerging lessons.