Much of the groundwork has already been laid by the OECD, in several guiding principles: economic goals, especially growth and competitiveness, should be as important as social and environmental goals; a regulation’s benefits must justify its costs; regulations should be reviewed frequently, and a cost-benefit analysis of all the alternatives – including simply maintaining the status quo – should always be carried out.
经合组织已经打好了大量基础，包括一些指导原则：经济目标，特别是增长和竞争力目标，其重要性不应该低于环境目标；监管必须利大于弊；监管应该经常评估，并经常对所有替代方案（包括保持现状）做充分的成本效益分析。