Doing Business 2011 : : Making a Difference for Entrepreneurs

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910791673403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C. : , : The World Bank, , 2010
• ISBN: 1-282-90614-3; 9786612906145; 0-8213-8630-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (264 pages)
• Disciplina: 346.0705
• Soggetti: Business enterprises - Government policy; Business enterprises - Law and legislation; Commercial law; Entrepreneurship; Trade regulation; Developing countries Economic policy
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: " A copublication of the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Executive summary; About Doing Business: measuring for impact; Starting a business; Dealing with construction permits; Registering property; Getting credit; Protecting investors; Paying taxes; Trading across borders; Enforcing contracts; Closing a business; Annex: pilot indicators on getting electricity; Annex: employing workers; References; Data notes; Summaries of Doing Business reforms in 2009/10; Country tables; Acknowledgments; Back cover
• Sommario/riassunto: Eighth in a series of annual reports comparing business regulations in 183 economies, Doing Business 2011 measures regulations affecting 10 areas of everyday business activity: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, employing workers, registering property, getting credit, protecting investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts, and closing a business. The report updates all 10 sets of indicators, ranks countries on their overall ease of doing business and analyzes reforms to business regulation- identifying ; which countries are improving strengthening their business environment the most and which ones slipped. Doing Business 2011 includes results on the ongoing research in the area of getting electricity" and illustrates how reforms in business regulations can translate into better outcomes for domestic entrepreneurs and the wider economy. It also focuses on how women in particular are affected by complex business regulations.