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 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.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	World Bank, International Finance Corporation
Format:	Publication biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2006
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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