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

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

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Description xvi, 117 p. : ill.
Series WBI learning resources series
WBI learning resources series.
Bibliography 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.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Investments -- Government policy.
Brazil -- Economic policy.
India -- Economic policy -- 1991-
South Africa -- Economic policy.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Fan, Qimiao.
ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 9780821373637
0821373633

 
    
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