Investment Climate Reform : An Independent Evaluation of World Bank Group Support to Reforms of Business Regulations

Private firms are at the forefront of the development process providing more than 90 percent of jobs, supplying goods and services, and representing a significant source of tax revenues. Their ability to grow, create jobs, and reduce poverty depends critically on a well-functioning investment cli...

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Main Author:	Independent Evaluation Group
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank Group, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:	ACCESS TO CREDIT ACCESS TO FINANCE ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTING ADMINISTRATIVE BARRIERS ADMINISTRATIVE COST AFFIRMATIVE ACTION BANK LENDING BANKRUPTCY BINDING CONSTRAINTS BORROWER BRIBES BUSINESS ACTIVITY BUSINESS ASSISTANCE BUSINESS CLIMATE BUSINESS COMMUNITY BUSINESS ENTRY BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS BUSINESS FORMATION BUSINESS REGULATIONS CLIENT COUNTRIES CLIENT COUNTRY COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPLIANCE COST CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK COST SAVINGS COUNTRY DEVELOPMENT DEMOGRAPHIC DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DISCRIMINATION DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH DIVIDENDS DIVISION OF LABOR ECONOMETRICS ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC EXCHANGE ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC REFORMS ECONOMICS EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE EMPLOYEE EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT GROWTH ENTREPRENEUR ENTREPRENEURIAL OPPORTUNITIES ENTREPRENEURSHIP ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTS EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EXPOSURE EXTREME POVERTY FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS FINANCE CORPORATION FISCAL POLICY FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTMENT GENDER GENDER DISCRIMINATION GENDER GAP GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP GROWTH RATES ID INCOME INFORMATION SHARING INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INTERNATIONAL MARKETS INTERNATIONAL TRADE INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT CLIMATE REFORM INVESTMENT CLIMATE REFORMS INVESTMENT DECISIONS INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES INVESTMENT POLICY INVESTMENT PROJECTS INVESTMENT PROMOTION INVESTMENT RATES JOB CREATION LAWS LEGAL CONSTRAINTS LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGISLATION LEVEL PLAYING FIELD LOAN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES MARKET CONDITIONS MARKET EFFICIENCY MARKET FAILURES MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS MULTILATERAL INVESTMENT GUARANTEE AGENCY OUTPUT OUTREACH POLICY MAKERS POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL RISKS POLITICAL STABILITY PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO ANALYSIS PORTFOLIO REVIEW POVERTY ALLEVIATION PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRODUCTIVITY PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC SERVICES REFORM PROGRAM REFORM PROGRAMS REGISTRATION PROCEDURES REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT REGULATORY ENVIRONMENTS REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY REFORM REORGANIZATION RESOURCE MANAGEMENT RETURN ON INVESTMENT RISK ASSESSMENT SOCIAL COSTS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL VALUE SOCIAL VALUES START-UP SUPPORT FOR INVESTMENT SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENT TAX TAX REVENUES TAXATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSPARENCY TRUST FUNDS WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS
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spelling	okr-10986-213112017-12-14T04:40:17Z Investment Climate Reform : An Independent Evaluation of World Bank Group Support to Reforms of Business Regulations Independent Evaluation Group ACCESS TO CREDIT ACCESS TO FINANCE ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTING ADMINISTRATIVE BARRIERS ADMINISTRATIVE COST AFFIRMATIVE ACTION BANK LENDING BANKRUPTCY BINDING CONSTRAINTS BORROWER BRIBES BUSINESS ACTIVITY BUSINESS ASSISTANCE BUSINESS CLIMATE BUSINESS COMMUNITY BUSINESS ENTRY BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS BUSINESS FORMATION BUSINESS REGULATIONS CLIENT COUNTRIES CLIENT COUNTRY COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPLIANCE COST CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK COST SAVINGS COUNTRY DEVELOPMENT DEMOGRAPHIC DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DISCRIMINATION DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH DIVIDENDS DIVISION OF LABOR ECONOMETRICS ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC EXCHANGE ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC REFORMS ECONOMICS EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE EMPLOYEE EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT GROWTH ENTREPRENEUR ENTREPRENEURIAL OPPORTUNITIES ENTREPRENEURSHIP ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTS EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EXPOSURE EXTREME POVERTY FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS FINANCE CORPORATION FISCAL POLICY FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTMENT GENDER GENDER DISCRIMINATION GENDER GAP GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP GROWTH RATES ID INCOME INFORMATION SHARING INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INTERNATIONAL MARKETS INTERNATIONAL TRADE INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT CLIMATE REFORM INVESTMENT CLIMATE REFORMS INVESTMENT DECISIONS INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES INVESTMENT POLICY INVESTMENT PROJECTS INVESTMENT PROMOTION INVESTMENT RATES JOB CREATION LAWS LEGAL CONSTRAINTS LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGISLATION LEVEL PLAYING FIELD LOAN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES MARKET CONDITIONS MARKET EFFICIENCY MARKET FAILURES MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS MULTILATERAL INVESTMENT GUARANTEE AGENCY OUTPUT OUTREACH POLICY MAKERS POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL RISKS POLITICAL STABILITY PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO ANALYSIS PORTFOLIO REVIEW POVERTY ALLEVIATION PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRODUCTIVITY PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC SERVICES REFORM PROGRAM REFORM PROGRAMS REGISTRATION PROCEDURES REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT REGULATORY ENVIRONMENTS REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY REFORM REORGANIZATION RESOURCE MANAGEMENT RETURN ON INVESTMENT RISK ASSESSMENT SOCIAL COSTS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL VALUE SOCIAL VALUES START-UP SUPPORT FOR INVESTMENT SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENT TAX TAX REVENUES TAXATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSPARENCY TRUST FUNDS WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS Private firms are at the forefront of the development process providing more than 90 percent of jobs, supplying goods and services, and representing a significant source of tax revenues. Their ability to grow, create jobs, and reduce poverty depends critically on a well-functioning investment climate defined as the policy, legal and institutional arrangements underpinning the functioning of markets and the level of transaction costs and risks associated with starting, operating and closing a business. The World Bank Group has been providing extensive support to investment climate reforms—having supported over the period FY07–13, 819 projects with investment climate interventions in 119 countries for a total estimated value of $3.7 billion. This evaluation is designed to assess the relevance, effectiveness, and social value as it relates to concerns for inclusion and shared prosperity of World Bank Group support to investment climate reforms. 2015-01-20T23:18:29Z 2015-01-20T23:18:29Z 2014-01 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21311 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Group, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research
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topic	ACCESS TO CREDIT ACCESS TO FINANCE ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTING ADMINISTRATIVE BARRIERS ADMINISTRATIVE COST AFFIRMATIVE ACTION BANK LENDING BANKRUPTCY BINDING CONSTRAINTS BORROWER BRIBES BUSINESS ACTIVITY BUSINESS ASSISTANCE BUSINESS CLIMATE BUSINESS COMMUNITY BUSINESS ENTRY BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS BUSINESS FORMATION BUSINESS REGULATIONS CLIENT COUNTRIES CLIENT COUNTRY COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPLIANCE COST CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK COST SAVINGS COUNTRY DEVELOPMENT DEMOGRAPHIC DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DISCRIMINATION DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH DIVIDENDS DIVISION OF LABOR ECONOMETRICS ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC EXCHANGE ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC REFORMS ECONOMICS EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE EMPLOYEE EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT GROWTH ENTREPRENEUR ENTREPRENEURIAL OPPORTUNITIES ENTREPRENEURSHIP ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTS EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EXPOSURE EXTREME POVERTY FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS FINANCE CORPORATION FISCAL POLICY FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTMENT GENDER GENDER DISCRIMINATION GENDER GAP GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP GROWTH RATES ID INCOME INFORMATION SHARING INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INTERNATIONAL MARKETS INTERNATIONAL TRADE INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT CLIMATE REFORM INVESTMENT CLIMATE REFORMS INVESTMENT DECISIONS INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES INVESTMENT POLICY INVESTMENT PROJECTS INVESTMENT PROMOTION INVESTMENT RATES JOB CREATION LAWS LEGAL CONSTRAINTS LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGISLATION LEVEL PLAYING FIELD LOAN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES MARKET CONDITIONS MARKET EFFICIENCY MARKET FAILURES MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS MULTILATERAL INVESTMENT GUARANTEE AGENCY OUTPUT OUTREACH POLICY MAKERS POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL RISKS POLITICAL STABILITY PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO ANALYSIS PORTFOLIO REVIEW POVERTY ALLEVIATION PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRODUCTIVITY PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC SERVICES REFORM PROGRAM REFORM PROGRAMS REGISTRATION PROCEDURES REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT REGULATORY ENVIRONMENTS REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY REFORM REORGANIZATION RESOURCE MANAGEMENT RETURN ON INVESTMENT RISK ASSESSMENT SOCIAL COSTS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL VALUE SOCIAL VALUES START-UP SUPPORT FOR INVESTMENT SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENT TAX TAX REVENUES TAXATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSPARENCY TRUST FUNDS WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS
spellingShingle	ACCESS TO CREDIT ACCESS TO FINANCE ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTING ADMINISTRATIVE BARRIERS ADMINISTRATIVE COST AFFIRMATIVE ACTION BANK LENDING BANKRUPTCY BINDING CONSTRAINTS BORROWER BRIBES BUSINESS ACTIVITY BUSINESS ASSISTANCE BUSINESS CLIMATE BUSINESS COMMUNITY BUSINESS ENTRY BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS BUSINESS FORMATION BUSINESS REGULATIONS CLIENT COUNTRIES CLIENT COUNTRY COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPLIANCE COST CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK COST SAVINGS COUNTRY DEVELOPMENT DEMOGRAPHIC DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DISCRIMINATION DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH DIVIDENDS DIVISION OF LABOR ECONOMETRICS ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC EXCHANGE ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC REFORMS ECONOMICS EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE EMPLOYEE EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT GROWTH ENTREPRENEUR ENTREPRENEURIAL OPPORTUNITIES ENTREPRENEURSHIP ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTS EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EXPOSURE EXTREME POVERTY FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS FINANCE CORPORATION FISCAL POLICY FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTMENT GENDER GENDER DISCRIMINATION GENDER GAP GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP GROWTH RATES ID INCOME INFORMATION SHARING INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INTERNATIONAL MARKETS INTERNATIONAL TRADE INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT CLIMATE REFORM INVESTMENT CLIMATE REFORMS INVESTMENT DECISIONS INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES INVESTMENT POLICY INVESTMENT PROJECTS INVESTMENT PROMOTION INVESTMENT RATES JOB CREATION LAWS LEGAL CONSTRAINTS LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGISLATION LEVEL PLAYING FIELD LOAN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES MARKET CONDITIONS MARKET EFFICIENCY MARKET FAILURES MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS MULTILATERAL INVESTMENT GUARANTEE AGENCY OUTPUT OUTREACH POLICY MAKERS POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL RISKS POLITICAL STABILITY PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO ANALYSIS PORTFOLIO REVIEW POVERTY ALLEVIATION PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRODUCTIVITY PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC SERVICES REFORM PROGRAM REFORM PROGRAMS REGISTRATION PROCEDURES REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT REGULATORY ENVIRONMENTS REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY REFORM REORGANIZATION RESOURCE MANAGEMENT RETURN ON INVESTMENT RISK ASSESSMENT SOCIAL COSTS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL VALUE SOCIAL VALUES START-UP SUPPORT FOR INVESTMENT SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENT TAX TAX REVENUES TAXATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSPARENCY TRUST FUNDS WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS Independent Evaluation Group Investment Climate Reform : An Independent Evaluation of World Bank Group Support to Reforms of Business Regulations
description	Private firms are at the forefront of the development process providing more than 90 percent of jobs, supplying goods and services, and representing a significant source of tax revenues. Their ability to grow, create jobs, and reduce poverty depends critically on a well-functioning investment climate defined as the policy, legal and institutional arrangements underpinning the functioning of markets and the level of transaction costs and risks associated with starting, operating and closing a business. The World Bank Group has been providing extensive support to investment climate reforms—having supported over the period FY07–13, 819 projects with investment climate interventions in 119 countries for a total estimated value of $3.7 billion. This evaluation is designed to assess the relevance, effectiveness, and social value as it relates to concerns for inclusion and shared prosperity of World Bank Group support to investment climate reforms.
format	Publications & Research :: Working Paper
author	Independent Evaluation Group
author_facet	Independent Evaluation Group
author_sort	Independent Evaluation Group
title	Investment Climate Reform : An Independent Evaluation of World Bank Group Support to Reforms of Business Regulations
title_short	Investment Climate Reform : An Independent Evaluation of World Bank Group Support to Reforms of Business Regulations
title_full	Investment Climate Reform : An Independent Evaluation of World Bank Group Support to Reforms of Business Regulations
title_fullStr	Investment Climate Reform : An Independent Evaluation of World Bank Group Support to Reforms of Business Regulations
title_full_unstemmed	Investment Climate Reform : An Independent Evaluation of World Bank Group Support to Reforms of Business Regulations
title_sort	investment climate reform : an independent evaluation of world bank group support to reforms of business regulations
publisher	World Bank Group, Washington, DC
publishDate	2015
url	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21311
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Investment Climate Reform : An Independent Evaluation of World Bank Group Support to Reforms of Business Regulations

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