Format:
1 online resource (139 pages)
ISBN:
9780821373644
Series Statement:
WBI learning resources series
Content:
A strong investment climate is a platform for economic success. By creating opportunities and setting incentives for firms to invest and productively employ inputs, the investment climate is critical to economic growth and prosperity. Analyzing and comparing the investment climate of Brazil, India, and South Africa, three of today's largest emerging economies, this book presents policy makers with the scope of investment climate reforms in these countries. Inter- and intra-country benchmarking can be a starting point for dialogue between the government and private sector on reform priorities and help to encourage the sharing of best practices. Our hope is that this book will encourage and facilitate reform steps that can improve the investment climate in emerging economies.
Content:
Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Chapter 2 Assessing the Investment Climate of Brazil, India, and South Africa -- Chapter 3 Macroeconomic and Trade Policy -- Macroeconomic Performance -- Brazil -- India -- South Africa -- Taxation -- Foreign Trade and Exchange -- The Benefits of Exporting: The Case of Brazil -- Chapter 4 Microeconomic Framework -- Regulation -- Entry of Firms -- Labor Regulation -- Exit of Firms -- Enforcement -- Enforcement of Contracts -- Enforcement of Regulation -- Chapter 5 Enabling Environment for Growth -- Investment Climate and Firm Location -- Access to Finance -- Physical Infrastructure -- Cost and Availability of Skilled Labor -- Crime -- Chapter 6 Potential Reforms and Their Estimated Effects -- Investment Climate Reform and Productivity -- Examining Options for Microeconomic Reform: Access to Credit -- Chapter 7 Lessons from Country Experience -- A Flat Tax for Micro and Small Firms: The SIMPLES Reform in Brazil -- The Context of Reform -- Implementing the Reform -- The Impacts of Reform -- Sustaining and Broadening the Reform -- Conclusions -- The Emergence of India's Software Sector -- The Context of Reform -- Initiating the Reform -- Implementing the Reform -- Sustaining and Broadening the Reform -- The Impacts of Reform -- Conclusions -- Building a Respected Corporate Tax System in South Africa -- The Context for Reform -- Implementing Reform -- The Impacts of Reform -- Sustaining and Broadening Reform -- Conclusions -- South Africa's Accelerated and Shared Growth Initiative -- The Context of Reform -- Initiating Reform -- Identifying Priorities for Reform -- Engaging Key Stakeholders -- Conclusions -- Chapter 8 Conclusions -- Appendix A: Concept of the Investment Climate -- Appendix B: Data Sources -- References.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780821373637
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780821373637
Language:
English
