Reforming the Investment Climate : Lessons for Practitioners

Drawing from more than 25 case studies, this book shows that reform often requires paying as much attention to dealing with the politics and institutional dimensions as to designing policy substance. While there is no single recipe or manual for reform, the authors highlight three broad lessons. The first is to recognize and seize opportunities for reform. Crisis and new governments are important catalysts, but so is the competition generated by trade integration and new benchmarking information. The second is to invest early in the politics of reform. Public education can help gain wide acceptance for reform, while pilot programs can be valuable for demonstrating the benefits and feasibility of change. And the third is to treat implementation and monitoring as an integral part of the reform process and not merely as an afterthought. In the absence of public sector reform, reformers can draw on private sector change management techniques to revitalize institutions and put in place mechanisms to monitor and sustain reform. The book provides an emerging checklist for reformers and identifies areas for future work.

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Main Authors: Kikeri, Sunita, Kenyon, Thomas, Palmade, Vincent
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank and IFC 2006
Subjects:ADVERSE EFFECTS, BARRIERS TO ENTRY, BENCHMARK, BENCHMARKING, BUREAUCRACIES, BUREAUCRACY, BUREAUCRATS, BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS, CAPITAL MARKETS, CHANGE MANAGEMENT, COLLECTIVE ACTION, COMPANY LAW, COMPETITION POLICY, COMPETITIVENESS, CONSUMER GROUPS, CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT, DECENTRALIZATION, DECISION-MAKING, DEMOCRATIC COUNTRIES, DEREGULATION, ECONOMIC COOPERATION, ECONOMIC OUTLOOK, ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE, ENTERPRISE LAW, ENTERPRISE REFORM, EXECUTIVES, EXPORTS, FINANCIAL CRISES, FINANCIAL CRISIS, FINANCIAL SECTOR, FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT, FOREIGN INVESTMENT, GDP, INEFFICIENCY, INVESTMENT CLIMATE, INVESTMENT CLIMATE ISSUES, INVESTMENT CLIMATE REFORM, INVESTMENT INCENTIVES, JURISDICTION, LATIN AMERICAN, LEARNING, LEGISLATION, LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES, LITERACY, MACROECONOMIC STABILIZATION, MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES, MEDIA, ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE, POLITICAL ECONOMY, POLITICAL LEADERSHIP, POLITICAL PARTIES, POLITICAL PROCESS, POLITICAL SYSTEMS, PRODUCT MARKETS, PROGRAMS, PROPERTY RIGHTS, PUBLIC OFFICIALS, REAL INTEREST RATES, REFORM PROCESS, REFORM PROCESSES, REFORMS, REGULATORY REFORM, REGULATORY RULES, RETURN ON INVESTMENTS, SEVERANCE PAYMENTS, SOCIAL PROTECTION, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, TELECOMS, TRADE LIBERALIZATION, TRADE REFORMS, TRANSPARENCY, UNDERDEVELOPMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT, VALUATION, VOTERS, WAR,
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spelling dig-okr-1098670962024-08-08T17:07:23Z Reforming the Investment Climate : Lessons for Practitioners Kikeri, Sunita Kenyon, Thomas Palmade, Vincent ADVERSE EFFECTS BARRIERS TO ENTRY BENCHMARK BENCHMARKING BUREAUCRACIES BUREAUCRACY BUREAUCRATS BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS CAPITAL MARKETS CHANGE MANAGEMENT COLLECTIVE ACTION COMPANY LAW COMPETITION POLICY COMPETITIVENESS CONSUMER GROUPS CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT DECENTRALIZATION DECISION-MAKING DEMOCRATIC COUNTRIES DEREGULATION ECONOMIC COOPERATION ECONOMIC OUTLOOK ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ENTERPRISE LAW ENTERPRISE REFORM EXECUTIVES EXPORTS FINANCIAL CRISES FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL SECTOR FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTMENT GDP INEFFICIENCY INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT CLIMATE ISSUES INVESTMENT CLIMATE REFORM INVESTMENT INCENTIVES JURISDICTION LATIN AMERICAN LEARNING LEGISLATION LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES LITERACY MACROECONOMIC STABILIZATION MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES MEDIA ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL LEADERSHIP POLITICAL PARTIES POLITICAL PROCESS POLITICAL SYSTEMS PRODUCT MARKETS PROGRAMS PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC OFFICIALS REAL INTEREST RATES REFORM PROCESS REFORM PROCESSES REFORMS REGULATORY REFORM REGULATORY RULES RETURN ON INVESTMENTS SEVERANCE PAYMENTS SOCIAL PROTECTION TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMS TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE REFORMS TRANSPARENCY UNDERDEVELOPMENT UNEMPLOYMENT VALUATION VOTERS WAR Drawing from more than 25 case studies, this book shows that reform often requires paying as much attention to dealing with the politics and institutional dimensions as to designing policy substance. While there is no single recipe or manual for reform, the authors highlight three broad lessons. The first is to recognize and seize opportunities for reform. Crisis and new governments are important catalysts, but so is the competition generated by trade integration and new benchmarking information. The second is to invest early in the politics of reform. Public education can help gain wide acceptance for reform, while pilot programs can be valuable for demonstrating the benefits and feasibility of change. And the third is to treat implementation and monitoring as an integral part of the reform process and not merely as an afterthought. In the absence of public sector reform, reformers can draw on private sector change management techniques to revitalize institutions and put in place mechanisms to monitor and sustain reform. The book provides an emerging checklist for reformers and identifies areas for future work. 2012-06-05T14:42:36Z 2012-06-05T14:42:36Z 2006 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/06/7020861/reforming-investment-climate-lessons-practitioners 978-0-8213-6837-4 https://hdl.handle.net/10986/7096 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank application/pdf text/plain Washington, DC: World Bank and IFC
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topic ADVERSE EFFECTS
BARRIERS TO ENTRY
BENCHMARK
BENCHMARKING
BUREAUCRACIES
BUREAUCRACY
BUREAUCRATS
BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS
CAPITAL MARKETS
CHANGE MANAGEMENT
COLLECTIVE ACTION
COMPANY LAW
COMPETITION POLICY
COMPETITIVENESS
CONSUMER GROUPS
CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT
DECENTRALIZATION
DECISION-MAKING
DEMOCRATIC COUNTRIES
DEREGULATION
ECONOMIC COOPERATION
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
ENTERPRISE LAW
ENTERPRISE REFORM
EXECUTIVES
EXPORTS
FINANCIAL CRISES
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FOREIGN INVESTMENT
GDP
INEFFICIENCY
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
INVESTMENT CLIMATE ISSUES
INVESTMENT CLIMATE REFORM
INVESTMENT INCENTIVES
JURISDICTION
LATIN AMERICAN
LEARNING
LEGISLATION
LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
LITERACY
MACROECONOMIC STABILIZATION
MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES
MEDIA
ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POLITICAL LEADERSHIP
POLITICAL PARTIES
POLITICAL PROCESS
POLITICAL SYSTEMS
PRODUCT MARKETS
PROGRAMS
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PUBLIC OFFICIALS
REAL INTEREST RATES
REFORM PROCESS
REFORM PROCESSES
REFORMS
REGULATORY REFORM
REGULATORY RULES
RETURN ON INVESTMENTS
SEVERANCE PAYMENTS
SOCIAL PROTECTION
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TELECOMS
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
TRADE REFORMS
TRANSPARENCY
UNDERDEVELOPMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT
VALUATION
VOTERS
WAR
ADVERSE EFFECTS
BARRIERS TO ENTRY
BENCHMARK
BENCHMARKING
BUREAUCRACIES
BUREAUCRACY
BUREAUCRATS
BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS
CAPITAL MARKETS
CHANGE MANAGEMENT
COLLECTIVE ACTION
COMPANY LAW
COMPETITION POLICY
COMPETITIVENESS
CONSUMER GROUPS
CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT
DECENTRALIZATION
DECISION-MAKING
DEMOCRATIC COUNTRIES
DEREGULATION
ECONOMIC COOPERATION
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
ENTERPRISE LAW
ENTERPRISE REFORM
EXECUTIVES
EXPORTS
FINANCIAL CRISES
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FOREIGN INVESTMENT
GDP
INEFFICIENCY
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
INVESTMENT CLIMATE ISSUES
INVESTMENT CLIMATE REFORM
INVESTMENT INCENTIVES
JURISDICTION
LATIN AMERICAN
LEARNING
LEGISLATION
LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
LITERACY
MACROECONOMIC STABILIZATION
MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES
MEDIA
ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POLITICAL LEADERSHIP
POLITICAL PARTIES
POLITICAL PROCESS
POLITICAL SYSTEMS
PRODUCT MARKETS
PROGRAMS
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PUBLIC OFFICIALS
REAL INTEREST RATES
REFORM PROCESS
REFORM PROCESSES
REFORMS
REGULATORY REFORM
REGULATORY RULES
RETURN ON INVESTMENTS
SEVERANCE PAYMENTS
SOCIAL PROTECTION
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TELECOMS
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
TRADE REFORMS
TRANSPARENCY
UNDERDEVELOPMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT
VALUATION
VOTERS
WAR
spellingShingle ADVERSE EFFECTS
BARRIERS TO ENTRY
BENCHMARK
BENCHMARKING
BUREAUCRACIES
BUREAUCRACY
BUREAUCRATS
BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS
CAPITAL MARKETS
CHANGE MANAGEMENT
COLLECTIVE ACTION
COMPANY LAW
COMPETITION POLICY
COMPETITIVENESS
CONSUMER GROUPS
CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT
DECENTRALIZATION
DECISION-MAKING
DEMOCRATIC COUNTRIES
DEREGULATION
ECONOMIC COOPERATION
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
ENTERPRISE LAW
ENTERPRISE REFORM
EXECUTIVES
EXPORTS
FINANCIAL CRISES
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FOREIGN INVESTMENT
GDP
INEFFICIENCY
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
INVESTMENT CLIMATE ISSUES
INVESTMENT CLIMATE REFORM
INVESTMENT INCENTIVES
JURISDICTION
LATIN AMERICAN
LEARNING
LEGISLATION
LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
LITERACY
MACROECONOMIC STABILIZATION
MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES
MEDIA
ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POLITICAL LEADERSHIP
POLITICAL PARTIES
POLITICAL PROCESS
POLITICAL SYSTEMS
PRODUCT MARKETS
PROGRAMS
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PUBLIC OFFICIALS
REAL INTEREST RATES
REFORM PROCESS
REFORM PROCESSES
REFORMS
REGULATORY REFORM
REGULATORY RULES
RETURN ON INVESTMENTS
SEVERANCE PAYMENTS
SOCIAL PROTECTION
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TELECOMS
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
TRADE REFORMS
TRANSPARENCY
UNDERDEVELOPMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT
VALUATION
VOTERS
WAR
ADVERSE EFFECTS
BARRIERS TO ENTRY
BENCHMARK
BENCHMARKING
BUREAUCRACIES
BUREAUCRACY
BUREAUCRATS
BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS
CAPITAL MARKETS
CHANGE MANAGEMENT
COLLECTIVE ACTION
COMPANY LAW
COMPETITION POLICY
COMPETITIVENESS
CONSUMER GROUPS
CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT
DECENTRALIZATION
DECISION-MAKING
DEMOCRATIC COUNTRIES
DEREGULATION
ECONOMIC COOPERATION
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
ENTERPRISE LAW
ENTERPRISE REFORM
EXECUTIVES
EXPORTS
FINANCIAL CRISES
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FOREIGN INVESTMENT
GDP
INEFFICIENCY
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
INVESTMENT CLIMATE ISSUES
INVESTMENT CLIMATE REFORM
INVESTMENT INCENTIVES
JURISDICTION
LATIN AMERICAN
LEARNING
LEGISLATION
LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
LITERACY
MACROECONOMIC STABILIZATION
MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES
MEDIA
ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POLITICAL LEADERSHIP
POLITICAL PARTIES
POLITICAL PROCESS
POLITICAL SYSTEMS
PRODUCT MARKETS
PROGRAMS
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PUBLIC OFFICIALS
REAL INTEREST RATES
REFORM PROCESS
REFORM PROCESSES
REFORMS
REGULATORY REFORM
REGULATORY RULES
RETURN ON INVESTMENTS
SEVERANCE PAYMENTS
SOCIAL PROTECTION
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TELECOMS
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
TRADE REFORMS
TRANSPARENCY
UNDERDEVELOPMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT
VALUATION
VOTERS
WAR
Kikeri, Sunita
Kenyon, Thomas
Palmade, Vincent
Reforming the Investment Climate : Lessons for Practitioners
description Drawing from more than 25 case studies, this book shows that reform often requires paying as much attention to dealing with the politics and institutional dimensions as to designing policy substance. While there is no single recipe or manual for reform, the authors highlight three broad lessons. The first is to recognize and seize opportunities for reform. Crisis and new governments are important catalysts, but so is the competition generated by trade integration and new benchmarking information. The second is to invest early in the politics of reform. Public education can help gain wide acceptance for reform, while pilot programs can be valuable for demonstrating the benefits and feasibility of change. And the third is to treat implementation and monitoring as an integral part of the reform process and not merely as an afterthought. In the absence of public sector reform, reformers can draw on private sector change management techniques to revitalize institutions and put in place mechanisms to monitor and sustain reform. The book provides an emerging checklist for reformers and identifies areas for future work.
topic_facet ADVERSE EFFECTS
BARRIERS TO ENTRY
BENCHMARK
BENCHMARKING
BUREAUCRACIES
BUREAUCRACY
BUREAUCRATS
BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS
CAPITAL MARKETS
CHANGE MANAGEMENT
COLLECTIVE ACTION
COMPANY LAW
COMPETITION POLICY
COMPETITIVENESS
CONSUMER GROUPS
CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT
DECENTRALIZATION
DECISION-MAKING
DEMOCRATIC COUNTRIES
DEREGULATION
ECONOMIC COOPERATION
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
ENTERPRISE LAW
ENTERPRISE REFORM
EXECUTIVES
EXPORTS
FINANCIAL CRISES
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FOREIGN INVESTMENT
GDP
INEFFICIENCY
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
INVESTMENT CLIMATE ISSUES
INVESTMENT CLIMATE REFORM
INVESTMENT INCENTIVES
JURISDICTION
LATIN AMERICAN
LEARNING
LEGISLATION
LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
LITERACY
MACROECONOMIC STABILIZATION
MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES
MEDIA
ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POLITICAL LEADERSHIP
POLITICAL PARTIES
POLITICAL PROCESS
POLITICAL SYSTEMS
PRODUCT MARKETS
PROGRAMS
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PUBLIC OFFICIALS
REAL INTEREST RATES
REFORM PROCESS
REFORM PROCESSES
REFORMS
REGULATORY REFORM
REGULATORY RULES
RETURN ON INVESTMENTS
SEVERANCE PAYMENTS
SOCIAL PROTECTION
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TELECOMS
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
TRADE REFORMS
TRANSPARENCY
UNDERDEVELOPMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT
VALUATION
VOTERS
WAR
author Kikeri, Sunita
Kenyon, Thomas
Palmade, Vincent
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Palmade, Vincent
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