Research Catalog

Title

The investment climate in Brazil, India, and South Africa : a comparison of approaches for sustaining economic growth in emerging economies / by Qimiao Fan ... [et al.].

Publication

Washington, D.C. : World Bank, c2008.

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Additional Authors

Fan, Qimiao

Description

xvi, 117 p. : ill.; 27 cm.

Summary

"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."--BOOK JACKET.

Series Statement

WBI learning resources series

Uniform Title

WBI learning resources series

Subject

• 1991-2016
• Investments > Government policy
• Brazil > Economic policy
• India > Economic policy > 1991-2016
• South Africa > Economic policy

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 113-117).

Contents

Introduction -- Assessing the investment climate of Brazil, India, and South Africa -- Macroeconomic and trade policy -- Macroeconomic performance -- Taxation -- Foreign trade and exchange -- The benefits of exporting : the case of Brazil -- Microeconomic framework -- Regulation -- Enforcement -- Enabling environment for growth -- Investment climate and firm location -- Access to finance -- Physical infrastructure -- Cost and availability of skilled labor -- Crime -- Potential reforms and their estimated effects -- Investment climate reform and productivity -- Examining options for microeconomic reform : access to credit -- Lessons from country experience -- A flat tax for micro and small firms : the SIMPLES reform in Brazil -- The emergence of India's software sector -- Building a respected corporate tax system in South Africa -- South Africa's accelerated and shared growth initiative -- Conclusions -- Appendix A: Concept of the investment climate --Appendix B: Data sources.

ISBN

• 9780821373637
• 0821373633

LCCN

^^2007047757

OCLC

• 182552983
• SCSB-11601621

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library