UID:
almafu_9958125295802883
Format:
xi, 195 pages :
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illustrations ;
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23 cm.
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-280-01451-2
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9786610014514
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0-585-34355-1
Series Statement:
Occasional paper (Foreign Investment Advisory Service) ; 14
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Contents; Figures and Tables; Preface; ADMINISTRATIVE BARRIERS TO INVESTMENT IN AFRICA; Acknowledgments; Acronyms; Executive Summary; Methodology; Conclusion: The Red Tape Analysis; 1. Introduction; Liberalization and Reform; The Lack of Investor Response; Administrative Barriers to Investment; The Analytical Approach; Antecedents; Administrative Constraints in Sub-Saharan Africa; 2. General Approvals, Licenses, and Registrations; Company Registration; Foreign Investment Registration; Access to Investment Incentives; Business Licenses; Expatriate Work and Residence Permits
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Tax Registration and AdministrationOther Licenses and Registrations; Conclusion; 3. Specialized Approvals; Industry; Fisheries; Forestry; Tourism; Conclusion; 4. Requirements to Gain Access to Land, Site Development, and Utility Connections; Access to Land; Construction Permits; Utilities; Postal Services; Conclusion; 5. Operational Requirements; Import/Export Procedures; Foreign Exchange; Labor and Social Security; Conclusion; 6. Conclusions; Origins of Excessive Red Tape; Recommendations; Conclusion; Notes; References
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CUTTING RED TAPE: LESSONS FROM A CASE-BASED APPROACH TO IMPROVING THE INVESTMENT CLIMATE IN MOZAMBIQUEAcknowledgment; Executive Summary; 1. Introduction; Initial Steps; A Mega-Opportunity; 2. The Proposed Aluminum Smelter; The Project; Stumbling Blocks; 3. Moving toward Agreement; Creating a Structure; Concluding the Heads of Agreement; Negotiating the Subsidiary Agreements; Conduct of Meetings; 4. Completing the Negotiations; Concluding the Investment Project Authorization (IPA); Completing the Subsidiary Agreements; Preparing for Implementation; Lessons Learned
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5. Implementing the Agreement: A Serious Attack on Red TapeBuilding a Continuing Structure; The Government Task Group; The IPA Steering Committee; The Tasks Groups; The IPA Implementation Coordination Meeting at CPI; Local Government; Linkage Program; The Structure in Action; 6. What Was Accomplished?; The Impact on Mozal; The Impact on Future Investors; Benefits for Both Mega-Projects and Smaller Projects; 7. Reproducing the Case-based Approach; What Are the Essential Characteristics?; Improving the Model; A Program for Reducing Red Tape; Appendixes; 1. Mozambique: the Country
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2. The Aluminum Smelting Process3. Red-tape Study; Notes
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8213-4629-6
Language:
English
Keywords:
Aufsatzsammlung
URL:
Volltext
(Deutschlandweit zugänglich)
URL:
http://elibrary.worldbank.org/doi/book/10.1596/0-8213-4629-6
