The handbook presents detailed, practical guidance on how to conduct
quick, mid-level, and in-depth regulatory evaluations of existing national- and
state- or province-level regulatory systems through structured case studies.
The focus is on economic regulation of commercialized sector enterprises,
whether publicly or privately owned.
The fundamental premise of this book is that regulatory systems can be successfully reformed only if there are independent, objective and public evaluations of their performance. Just as one goes to a medical doctor for a regular health checkup, it is clear that infrastructure regulation would also benefit from periodic checkups. This book provides a general framework as well as detailed practical guidance on how to perform such regulatory checkups.