Global trends in regulatory policy: Evidence from new OECD survey data

According to the Regulatory Indicators Survey, a unique survey completed by all OECD members, most OECD countries have established the conditions for regulatory quality. They have generally committed at the highest political level to an explicit whole-of-government policy for regulatory quality. In most countries, conducting Regulatory Impact Assessment and stakeholder engagement has become a formal requirement in the development of new regulatory proposals by the executive. However, situations continue to differ significantly across countries. This chapter documents the adoption across OECD members of a whole-of-government approach to regulatory policy, the uptake in the use of regulatory policy tools and the important diversity in the institutional setting for regulatory policy.