Mauritania - Regulatory Reform, Market Performance and Poverty Reduction : The Imperative for Reform

dc.creatorWorld Bank
dc.date2013-07-26T22:00:56Z
dc.date2013-07-26T22:00:56Z
dc.date2003-06-25
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:11:46Z
dc.descriptionRegulatory reform in all its aspects--deregulation, re-regulation, simplification, and building new institutional capacities for developing and applying high quality market rules--should be integrated throughout Mauritania's efforts to generate the growth and market development needed to combat poverty, improve standards of living, and lay the foundation for a sustainable development. This report identifies practical reforms to regulatory policies, institutions, and processes that can help accelerate economic growth in Mauritania and bring its regulatory practices closer to good international practices. Recommendations fall into three broad categories: 1) use regulatory reform and coordination to enlarge and deepen Mauritania's internal, regional, and international markets in order to stimulate investment and competition; 2) improve public sector capacities to design and apply market-oriented regulation that is transparent, efficient, and neutral; and 3) as the market develops, promote attention to competition principles by clarifying the role of government intervention and focusing on market abuses.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/06/2492945/mauritania-regulatory-reform-market-performance-poverty-reduction-imperative-reform-mauritania-regulatory-reform-market-performance-poverty-reduction-imperative-reform
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/14630
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/14630
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/416008
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectREGULATORY REFORM
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MARKETS
dc.subjectREGULATORY STRUCTURE
dc.subjectPUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectSTRATEGIC PLANNING
dc.subjectBUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectPUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectCORPORATE GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectBANKING SECTOR REFORMS
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE REGULATION
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONS
dc.subjectSERVICE QUALITY
dc.subjectPOLICY REFORM ACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectANTI-COMPETITIVE PRACTICES
dc.subjectBANK DEPOSITS
dc.subjectBANKING SECTOR
dc.subjectBARRIERS TO ENTRY
dc.subjectBENCHMARKS
dc.subjectCOLLUSION
dc.subjectCOMPETITION LAW
dc.subjectCOMPETITION POLICY
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVE MARKETS
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectCONSULTING SERVICES
dc.subjectCONSUMERS
dc.subjectCOST OF CAPITAL
dc.subjectDECISION MAKERS
dc.subjectDEREGULATION
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
dc.subjectE-BUSINESS
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC COOPERATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectENTREPRENEURSHIP
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SECTOR
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectFISCAL YEAR
dc.subjectFISH
dc.subjectFISHERIES
dc.subjectFISHING
dc.subjectFOREIGN BANKS
dc.subjectFREE TRADE
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT INTERVENTION
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINFORMAL SECTOR
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectLAWS
dc.subjectLEGAL FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectLEGISLATION
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectMARKET COMPETITION
dc.subjectMARKET ENTRY
dc.subjectMINIMUM WAGES
dc.subjectMONETARY POLICIES
dc.subjectOPEN MARKETS
dc.subjectPRICE CONTROLS
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRIVATIZATION
dc.subjectPRODUCERS
dc.subjectPRODUCTION COSTS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER
dc.subjectQUALITY STANDARDS
dc.subjectREGULATORY FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectREGULATORY REFORM
dc.subjectREGULATORY REGIMES
dc.subjectSUBSIDIARY
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectTAXATION
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONS
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONS SUBSCRIBERS
dc.subjectTRAINING PROGRAMS
dc.subjectTRANSACTIONS COSTS
dc.subjectTRANSPARENCY
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectUNIVERSAL ACCESS
dc.subjectUNIVERSAL ACCESS PROGRAMS
dc.subjectUNIVERSAL SERVICE
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.subjectVALUE ADDED
dc.subjectWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectWTO
dc.titleMauritania - Regulatory Reform, Market Performance and Poverty Reduction : The Imperative for Reform
dc.titleMauritanie - Reforme reglementaire, performance du marche et reduction de la pauvrete : l'imperatif de la reforme

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