03668nam 2200673Ia 450 991080916240332120200520144314.01-280-08479-097866100847911-4175-7166-710.1596/0-8213-5957-6(CKB)1000000000031523(OCoLC)57425406(CaPaEBR)ebrary10074326(SSID)ssj0000087739(PQKBManifestationID)11113450(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000087739(PQKBWorkID)10054211(PQKB)10313988(MiAaPQ)EBC3050766(Au-PeEL)EBL3050766(CaPaEBR)ebr10074326(CaONFJC)MIL8479(The World Bank)ocm57498771(US-djbf)13857350(EXLCZ)99100000000003152320050126d2005 uf 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierInvestment climate, growth, and poverty /edited by Gudrun Kochendorfer-Lucius and Boris Pleskovic1st ed.Washington, D.C. World Bank ;[Berlin, Germany] Internationale Weiterbildung und Entwicklung gGmbhc2005vii, 128 pages illustrations ;26 cmBerlin Workshop series ;2005"The articles in this volume were presented at the sixth annual Berlin Workshop, held September 3-5, 2003"--P. 1.0-8213-5957-6 Includes bibliographical references.Intro -- Contents -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- OPENING ADDRESS: In WEnt's Commitment to Helping Improve the Investment Climate in Developing Countries -- Early Thinking on the Scope and Approach of the 2005 World Development Report -- Part I: Investment, Productivity, and Development: What Have We Learned? -- How Do the RPED Surveys Inform the Debate on the Investment Climate? -- Part II: Investor Perspectives on the Investment Climate -- An Investor's Perspective on the Investment Climate in Developing Countries -- The Investment Climate and a Strategy for Development -- Part III: Securing Property and Contractual Rights -- Enforcing Corporate Governance -- The Economics of Formalization: Potential Winners and Losers from Formalization in Egypt -- How Does Judicial Independence Affect the Investment Climate? -- Part IV: Financial Markets -- How Important Are Financial Markets in Spurring Growth and Investment? -- Part V: Regulations, Governance, and Corruption -- Transparency International: The Fight against Corruption -- What Is a "Good Investment Climate"? -- Part VI: What Role for More Selective Interventions? -- Business Investment and Competition Policy -- Part VII: Reforming the Investment Climate -- Reforming the Investment Climate -- Credibility and Commitment -- CLOSING REMARKS -- Appendix 1: Program -- Appendix 2: Participants.Berlin Workshop series ;2005.Investments, ForeignDeveloping countriesCongressesPovertyDeveloping countriesCongressesDeveloping countriesEconomic policyCongressesInvestments, ForeignPovertyKochendorfer-Lucius Gudrun0Pleskovic Boris126701World Bank.Internationale Weiterbildung und Entwicklung gGmbh.Berlin WorkshopMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910809162403321Investment climate, growth, and poverty3952235UNINA