Cutting red tape : national strategies for administrative simplification.
Barazzoni, Fiorenza.
Cerri, Fabienne.
Hepburn, Glen.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Paris, France : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development,
c2006.
Red tape is burdensome to companies, inhibiting entrepreneurship and reducing competitiveness.  This book examines OECD countries' strategies, tools and institutional frameworks for reducing red tape, identifies trends and finds what strategies are working.
"The report was prepared ... by Fiorenza Barazzoni, Fabienne Cerri and Glen Hepburn"--P. 4.
Published also in French under the title: Éliminer la paperasserie : des stratégies nationales pour simplifier les formalités administratives.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-102).
Red tape is burdensome to companies, inhibiting entrepreneurship and reducing competitiveness.  This book examines OECD countries' strategies, tools and institutional frameworks for reducing red tape, identifies trends and finds what strategies are working.
Simplification strategies -- Simplification tools -- Institutional frameworks -- Conclusions and future directions -- Annex 1. Institutional bodies in charge of administrative simplification -- Annex 2. The standard cost model in European countries.
Government paperwork
Administrative procedure
Trade regulation
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