Regulation, privatization, and public sector reform / edited by Paul Cook and Maria Fe Villamejor-Mendoza.

"A joint project of the National College of Public Administration and Governance, University of the Philippines [with] Institute for Development Policy and Management, University of Manchester [and] British Council-Philippines."

"March 2006."

Abstract: Following the global trend in using private sector participation in infrastructure financing and development, the Philippines has largely utilized privatization as a major approach to the development of infrastructure, particularly in power, water, transport, and telecommunications sectors. To provide a legal framework for private sector participation in infrastructure projects, Congress passed the build-operate-transfer (BOT) law, as amended, to expand the scope of private sector involvement in infrastructure provision. Regulatory reform has accompanied the effort to ensure operational efficiency and competitive provision. This paper intends to review and evaluate the regulatory framework that has been established or suggested for the Philippines, focusing on the power and telecommunications sectors. This study will primarily evaluate the existing regulatory framework. It aims to identify issues and gaps, paying particular attention on the competition-related provisions as well as the institutional capacities of regulatory institutions. Keywords: competition policy, regulatory framework, power sector, telecommunications sector, infrastructure development, private sector participation, BOT, EPIRA, VOIP

Includes bibliographical references.

Regulatory governance in the Philippines / Ledivina Vidallon Carino -- The politics of regulation / Minerva Sanvictores Baylon -- The institutional framework and practice of electricity regulation in the Philippines / Maria Fe Villamejor-Mendoza -- Privatization, regulation, and competition policy in the UK / Paul Cook -- Privatization and regulation of pension funds in developing countries / Armando Barrientos -- Is there water after privatization? the case of the Metropolitan water and sewerage system / Jocelyn Cartas Cuaresma -- Local regulatory governance in the Philippines / Perla Elinzano Legaspi -- The evolution of universal access / Erwin Alampay and Richard Heeks -- Regulatory governance and the improvement of public services / Martin Minogue.