Understanding the Business Environment in South Asia : Evidence from Firm-Level Surveys

Understanding the Business Environment in South Asia : Evidence from Firm-Level Surveys

This paper examines the relationship between firm performance and growth and the business environment in the countries of the South Asia Region -- Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka -- using firm-level...

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Main Authors: Carlin, Wendy, Schaffer, Mark
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ABATEMENT
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
CAPITAL MARKET
COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
CUSTOMS
ELECTRICITY
ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT CREATION
ENTERPRISE SURVEY
ENTERPRISE SURVEYS
EXPANSION
EXPENDITURES
FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
FINANCIAL SYSTEM
FIRM SIZE
FIRMS
GOVERNMENT POLICY
INSPECTIONS
JOB CREATION
LABOR FORCE
LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
LEGAL SYSTEM
LICENSING
MANUFACTURING
MATERIAL
MNC
MULTINATIONAL
MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES
OPEN ACCESS
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
PERFORMANCE MEASURE
PERFORMANCE MEASURES
PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
POLICY ENVIRONMENT
POLICY MAKERS
PRODUCT INNOVATION
PRODUCTION PROCESS
PUBLIC GOOD
PUBLIC GOODS
PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE
R&D
RELIABILITY
RESULT
RESULTS
RETENTIONS
SHADOW PRICES
SUPPLY OF WATER
TAX RATES
TAXATION
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
UNFAIR COMPETITION
USES
WATER PROBLEMS
WATER SUPPLY
WEB
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/08/16584969/understanding-business-environment-south-asia-evidence-firm-level-surveys
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11995

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/08/16584969/understanding-business-environment-south-asia-evidence-firm-level-surveys
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11995

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