LEADER 03062oam 22006615 450 001 9910783582803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-46280-9 010 $a9786610462803 010 $a0-8213-6495-2 010 $a1-4237-8550-9 024 7 $a10.1596/978-0-8213-6494-9 035 $a(CKB)1000000000225227 035 $a(EBL)459534 035 $a(OCoLC)609845436 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000089173 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11127300 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000089173 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10089191 035 $a(PQKB)11414192 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC459534 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL459534 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10126098 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL46280 035 $a(The World Bank)ocm70159450 035 $a(US-djbf)14486413 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000225227 100 $a20060808d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aReducing administrative barriers to investment : $elessons learned /$fScott Jacobs, Jacqueline Coolidge 210 1$aWashington, D.C. :$cInternational Finance Corporation :$cWorld Bank,$d2006. 215 $aiv, 33 pages $ccolor illustrations ;$d28 cm 225 1 $aFIAS occasional paper ; 17 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8213-6494-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 32-33). 327 $aTABLE OF CONTENTS; Preface; Acknowledgments; Acronyms; Executive Summary; I. ADMINISTRATIVE BARRIERS TO INVESTMENT; II. CURRENT REFORM EFFORTS; BOXES; III. BASIS OF APPROPRIATE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES; IV. DIAGNOSTICS AND SOLUTIONS ARE PAYING OFF; FIGURES; V. EFFECTIVE ORGANIZATION: A VITAL STARTING POINT FOR REFORM; VI. KEY SUCCESS FACTORS FOR REFORM; Appendix: Investment Climate Indicators: An Industry in Itself; Bibliography 330 $aThis book describes the recent activities of the Foreign Investment Advisory Service (a joint facility of the IFC and the World Bank) to help governments in developing and transition economies to identify and remove administrative barriers to investment. Lessons learned include the critical need for political will to implement reforms, leadership from center of government, and capacity to ensure sound implementation of legislative and regulatory reform over an extended period of time, including regular monitoring and evaluation. 410 0$aOccasional paper (Foreign Investment Advisory Service) ;$v17. 410 0$aWorld Bank e-Library. 606 $aInvestments, Foreign$xGovernment policy 615 0$aInvestments, Foreign$xGovernment policy. 676 $a332.67/3 700 $aJacobs$b Scott H$01494728 701 $aCoolidge$b Jacqueline G$01494729 801 0$bUUM 801 1$bUUM 801 2$bBAKER 801 2$bTJC 801 2$bDLC 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910783582803321 996 $aReducing administrative barriers to investment$93718440 997 $aUNINA