OECD Reviews of Regulatory Reform Regulatory Reform in the Middle East and North Africa Implementing Regulatory Policy Principles to Foster Inclusive Growth

This book assesses progress in the implementation of regulatory policy within the region. Regulatory governance in the MENA region is an increasing priority for encouraging and enabling sustainable development and inclusive growth. The report reflects on the developments and highlights good practices from Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Mauritania, Morocco, the Palestinian Authority and Tunisia. The report concludes by providing recommendations to MENA countries, especially those in transition, to help them build the required institutions, systems, policies and capacities to produce a better regulatory environment needed to deliver sustainable development and equitable growth whilst ensuring public participation and accountability. Read more... Foreword Acknowledgements Table of contents Acronyms and abbreviations Executive summary Key findings, key challenges Conclusion: Sustaining regulatory policy and governance reforms Relevance of regulatory policy for MENA MENA region: Finding stability Commitment to the Regional Charter for Regulatory Quality Bibliography The OECD framework for regulatory policy and MENA Regulatory policy and governance: A new concept for MENA Promoting regulatory policy with a whole-of-government approach in MENA Improving transparency in the regulatory process Bibliography. Regulatory policy and governance in MENADrivers of reform Core policies Systems, processes and tools Actors, institutions and capacities Notes Bibliography Recommendations for the MENA region Core policies Systems, process and tools Actors, institutions and capacities Bibliography.