The investment climate in Brazil, India, and South Africa a comparison of approaches for sustaining economic growth in emerging economies /

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Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Other Authors: Fan, Qimiao
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : World Bank, c2008.
Series:WBI learning resources series.
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Online Access:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 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.