LEADER 03578nam 2200625 a 450 001 9910451561003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-281-19131-0 010 $a9786611191313 010 $a0-8213-7364-1 035 $a(CKB)1000000000484127 035 $a(EBL)459438 035 $a(OCoLC)290512526 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000087738 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11126669 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000087738 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10053237 035 $a(PQKB)10678640 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC459438 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL459438 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10212640 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL119131 035 $a(OCoLC)935270866 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000484127 100 $a20071120d2008 uf 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 04$aThe investment climate in Brazil, India, and South Africa$b[electronic resource] $ea comparison of approaches for sustaining economic growth in emerging economies /$fby Qimiao Fan ... [et al.] 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cWorld Bank$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (139 p.) 225 1 $aWBI learning resources series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8213-7363-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 113-117). 327 $aIntroduction -- 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. 330 $aA strong investment climate is a platform for economic success. By creating opportunities and setting incentives for firms to invest and productively employ inputs, the investment climate is critical to economic growth and prosperity. Analyzing and comparing the investment climate of Brazil, India, and South Africa, three of today's largest emerging economies, this book presents policy makers with the scope of investment climate reforms in these countries. Inter- and intra-country benchmarking can be a starting point for dialogue between the government and private sector on reform priorities a 410 0$aWBI learning resources series. 606 $aInvestments$xGovernment policy 607 $aBrazil$xEconomic policy 607 $aIndia$xEconomic policy$y1991- 607 $aSouth Africa$xEconomic policy 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aInvestments$xGovernment policy. 676 $a330.9172/4 701 $aFan$b Qimiao$0889496 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910451561003321 996 $aThe investment climate in Brazil, India, and South Africa$91987055 997 $aUNINA