Introduction: Regulatory Governance in Developing Countries

Abstract

Thirteen papers critically review regulatory reforms in developing countries, with a particular focus on the strengths and weaknesses of the "best practice" model of reform, the significance of institutions of regulatory governance, and the impact of postprivatization governance on development and poverty reduction agendas. Papers discuss states and modes of regulation in the global political economy; the internationalization of regulation--implications for developing countries; apples and oranges--comparing international experiences in regulatory reform; regulatory governance and accountability--a U.K. perspective on improving the regulatory state; regulatory reform in developing countries--designing business setup processes; reforms and practices in local regulatory governance--the case of the Philippines; the Philippine port sector--a case of regulatory capture; the capability approach and access to information and communication technologies (ICT); regulatory governance of the water sector in South Africa; pioneering redistributive regulatory reform--a study of implementation of a Catchment Management Agency for the Inkomati Water Management Area, South Africa; pro-poor water services in Metro Manila--in search of greater equity; climbing South Africa's water services ladder--safe drinking water through regulatory governance; and a diagnostic model for capacity building in regulatory agencies and competition commissions--an empirical study based on the ICT sector, Southern Africa. Minogue is Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Development Policy and Management and Director of the Regulatory Governance Research Programme at the Centre on Regulation and Competition, University of Manchester. Carino is Professor at the National College of Public Administration and Governance, University of the Philippines. Index.