Business Regulation and Public Policy The Costs and Benefits of Compliance /

For years, businesses have complained about the costs of regulatory compliance, arguing for freedom and flexibility through deregulation. On the other hand, society is becoming increasingly aware of the environmental, safety, health, financial, and other risks of business activity. Government oversi...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Nijsen, Andr.̌ (Editor), Hudson, John. (Editor), M<U+00fc>ller, Christoph. (Editor), Paridon, Kees. (Editor), Thurik, R. (Editor)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2009.
Series:International Studies in Entrepreneurship ; 20
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505 0 # |a Phases of awareness from 1750 on-wards -- Best practice referring compliance costs reductions policies in EU and elsewhere from a historical perspec-tive -- Theory and measurement of compli-ance costs -- How to measure compliance costs of information obligations?- How to measure compliance costs of substantive obligations -- Best practice referring compliance costs reduction policies: the case of American Regulatory Flexibility Act -- The Case of Management and Budget Office USA -- Tailoring regulation: Dutch experi-ences with reducing compliance costs -- The Case of New Zealand -- What is the role of benefits of regula-tions from the perspective of Dubai?- Standardization and compliance costs, relevant development at EU-level -- The Case of developing countries -- RIA as a discovery in developing countries -- Why a focus on enterprises?- Compliance costs and the policy proc-ess -- How to build regulatory reforms and regulatory systems?- Do we need new institutions to im-prove regulatory quality?- How can ICT help changing compli-ance costs in the next twenty years?- Macro-economic politics and deregu-lation -- Development of a RIA coordination system. 
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