Doing Business 2007 : How to Reform

Doing Business 2007: How to reform is the fourth in a series of annual reports investigating the regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it. Doing Business presents quantitative indicators on business regulations and the...

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Main Authors:	World Bank, International Finance Corporation
Format:	Publication
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS POINT ACCESS POINTS ACCESS TO CREDIT ACCESS TO FINANCE ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS APPLICATION FORMS APPROVAL PROCEDURES APPROVAL PROCESS AUDITING AUDITS BANK CREDIT BANKRUPTCY BORROWER BRIBE BRIBES BUSINESS ACTIVITY BUSINESS ENTRY BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS INDICATORS BUSINESS LOANS BUSINESS REGISTRATION BUSINESS REGISTRATIONS BUSINESS REGULATION BUSINESS REGULATIONS BUSINESS SECTORS BUSINESSES BUSINESSWOMAN CALCULATION CAPITAL REQUIREMENT CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS CENTRAL ASIAN CERTIFICATES CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE CHECKS COLLATERAL COMMERCIAL BANKS COMPLIANCE COSTS COMPUTERS CONSUMER CONSUMER CREDIT CONSUMER LENDING CONSUMER LOANS CONTRIBUTIONS COPYRIGHT CORRUPTION CREDIT HISTORIES CREDIT HISTORY CREDIT INFORMATION CREDIT LINES CREDIT MARKETS CREDIT PROGRAMS CREDIT REGISTRIES CREDITORS CREDITWORTHINESS CURRENT LAW CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CUSTOMS CUSTOMS CLEARANCE CUTTING COSTS DEBT DISCRIMINATION DISCRIMINATORY ACTIONS DOCUMENT REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS E-MAIL ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ELECTRICITY ELECTRONIC DATA EMPLOYEE EMPLOYER EMPLOYERS ENTREPRENEUR ENTREPRENEURS EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EQUIPMENT FAMILIES FARMERS FEDERAL REGULATIONS FINANCES FINANCIAL INFORMATION FINANCIAL STATISTICS FORMAL ECONOMY FRAUD FULL DISCLOSURE GOVERNMENT POLICIES GOVERNMENT REVENUE GOVERNMENT REVENUES GOVERNMENT SECURITIES GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES GUARANTEE SCHEME HEALTH INSURANCE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER INCOME TAX INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNT INEQUALITY INFORMATION SHARING INITIAL CAPITAL INSPECTION INSPECTIONS INSTALLATION INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS INTEREST RATES INTERNAL PROCESSES INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INVENTORY JOB CREATION LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LAND ADMINISTRATION LARGE BUSINESSES LATIN AMERICAN LEGAL PROTECTIONS LENDERS LIABILITY LICENSE LICENSES LUMP SUM MANUFACTURING MARKETING MATERIAL MIDDLE EAST MINIMUM WAGE MISSING DATA NEW BUSINESS NEW JOBS NEW TECHNOLOGIES NEW TECHNOLOGY NORTH AFRICA OBSTACLES TO GROWTH ONE-STOP SHOP ONE-STOP SHOPS ONLINE REGISTRATION PENSION PENSION BENEFITS PERMANENT JOB PRIVATE CREDIT PRIVATE ENTERPRISES PRIVATE SECTOR PROCUREMENT PRODUCTIVITY PROPERTY LAW PROPERTY OWNERS PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC INFORMATION CAMPAIGN QUALITY STANDARDS QUERIES REAL ESTATE RED TAPE REGISTRATION APPLICATIONS REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS REGISTRATION SYSTEM REGISTRIES REGISTRY REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS RESULT RESULTS SALARIES SALARY SALES SAVERS SAVINGS SAVINGS ACCOUNTS SECURITIES SELLING SEVERANCE PAY SMALL BUSINESSES SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTIONS SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS SOFTWARE PROGRAMS SOURCES OF INCOME START-UP START-UP CAPITAL START-UP COST START-UPS SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA TARGETS TAX BURDENS TAX FORMS TAX RATE TAX RATES TAX RETURNS TECHNICAL DOCUMENTS TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITIES TELEPHONE TERM CONTRACTS TRADE UNION TRANSACTION TYPES OF ASSETS UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE UNION UNIONS USES WAGES WAREHOUSE WORK HOUR
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/01/8698370/doing-business-2007-reform http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7245

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Summary:	Doing Business 2007: How to reform is the fourth in a series of annual reports investigating the regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it. Doing Business presents quantitative indicators on business regulations and the protection of property rights that can be compared across 175 economies-from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe-and over time. This publication points out how regulations affecting 10 areas of everyday business are measured: starting a business, dealing with licenses, employing workers, registering property, getting credit, protecting investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts and closing a business. The indicators are used to analyze economic outcomes and identify what reforms have worked, where and why. The study stresses that there are 4 steps to successful reform: 1) Start simple and consider administrative reforms that don't need legislative changes; 2) Cut unnecessary procedures, reducing the number of bureaucrats entrepreneurs interact with; 3) Introduce standard application forms and publish as much regulatory information as possible; 4) And remember: many of the frustrations for businesses come from how regulations are administered. The internet alleviates these frustrations without changing the spirit of the regulation.

Doing Business 2007 : How to Reform

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