Doing Business 2008 : Comparing Regulation in 178 Economies

Doing business 2008 is the fifth 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 178 economies, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, and over time. Regulations affecting 10 stages of a business's life 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. Data in doing business 2008 are current as of June 1, 2007. The indicators are used to analyze economic outcomes and identify what reforms have worked, where, and why. The Doing business methodology has limitations. Other areas important to business-such as a country's proximity to large markets, the quality of its infrastructure services, the security of property from theft and looting, the transparency of government procurement, macroeconomic conditions or the underlying strength of institutions-are not studied directly by doing business. To make the data comparable across countries, the indicators refer to a specific type of business-generally a limited liability company operating in the largest business city.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	International Finance Corporation, World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2007
Subjects:	ACCESS TO CREDIT, ACCESS TO FINANCE, ACCOUNT, ACCOUNTS, ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN, ADMINISTRATIVE BURDENS, ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS, ADMINISTRATIVE FEES, ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM, ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS, AFFORDABILITY, APPLICATION PROCESSES, APPROVAL PROCEDURES, APPROVAL PROCESS, AUDITING, BANK LOANS, BANKRUPTCY, BANKRUPTCY LAWS, BANKS, BRIBE, BRIBES, BUSINESS ACTIVITIES, BUSINESS ACTIVITY, BUSINESS APPLICATIONS, BUSINESS ENTRY, BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT, BUSINESS INDICATORS, BUSINESS LICENSES, BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES, BUSINESS OWNERS, BUSINESS REGISTRATIONS, BUSINESS REGULATIONS, BUSINESSWOMAN, CAPITAL REQUIREMENT, CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS, CERTIFICATE, CERTIFICATES, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEMBERSHIP, COLLATERAL, COLLECTION OF DATA, COMMERCIAL BANK, COMMERCIAL BANK LOANS, COMMERCIAL RISK, COMPUTERS, COPYRIGHT, CREDIT BUREAU, CREDIT INFORMATION, CREDIT REGISTRY, CREDITORS, CREDITWORTHINESS, CUSTOMS, CUSTOMS DECLARATIONS, DEPOSIT, DIGITAL SIGNATURE, DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS, DISCRIMINATION, DOCUMENT REQUIREMENTS, DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS, E-MAIL, ELECTRICITY, ELECTRONIC FILING, ELECTRONIC FORM, ELECTRONIC PROCEDURES, ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES, EMERGING MARKETS, EMPLOYEE, EMPLOYER, EMPLOYERS, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, END USERS, ENTERPRISE SURVEYS, ENTREPRENEUR, ENTREPRENEURS, EQUALITY, EQUIPMENT, FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS, FEMALE ENTREPRENEURSHIP, FIRST CREDIT, FLEXIBLE WORKING HOURS, GOVERNMENT REVENUE, GREATER ACCESS, HEALTH SERVICES, HOUSING, HUSBAND, IDENTIFICATION NUMBER, INCOME TAX, INFORMAL ECONOMY, INSPECTION, INSPECTIONS, INTERNATIONAL BANK, INTERNATIONAL FINANCE, INVENTORY, JOB CREATION, JOB OPPORTUNITIES, LABOR COSTS, LABOR MARKET, LATIN AMERICAN, LEGISLATION, LENDERS, LICENSE, LOANS TO BUSINESSES, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS, MANDATES, MARKETING, MARRIED WOMEN, MATERIAL, MIDDLE EAST, MINIMUM WAGE, MORTGAGES, MUNICIPALITIES, NEW BUSINESS, NEW BUSINESSES, NEW COMPANIES, NEW COMPANY, NEW ENTRANTS, NEW PRODUCTS, NEW TECHNOLOGIES, NORTH AFRICA, OBSTACLES TO GROWTH, ONE-STOP SHOP, ONE-STOP SHOPS, ONLINE SYSTEMS, OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN, PAYMENT HISTORIES, PAYMENT HISTORY, PENALTIES, PHONE LINE, PRIVATE CREDIT, PRIVATE PROPERTY, PRIVATE SECTOR, PROCUREMENT, PROMOTION OF WOMEN, PROOF OF IDENTITY, PROPERTY LAW, PROPERTY OWNER, PROPERTY RIGHTS, PROPERTY TAX, PROPERTY TAX REVENUE, PROPERTY TAXES, PROPERTY TRANSFERS, PUBLIC CREDIT, PUBLIC UTILITIES, QUERIES, RECEIPTS, REDUCTION IN TIME, REGISTRATION PROCESS, REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, REGISTRIES, REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT, REPORTING, RESULT, RESULTS, RETIREMENT, SAVINGS, SEARCH, SEARCHES, SECURITIES, SITES, SMALL BUSINESSES, SOCIAL SECURITY, SOLVENCY, START-UP, START-UP COST, START-UP COSTS, STATE PROPERTY, SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, SUBSIDIARY, TARGETS, TAX ADMINISTRATION, TAX BURDENS, TELEPHONE, TELEPHONE LINES, TITLE REGISTRATIONS, TRANSACTION, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, UNEMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE, UNION, UNIONS, VERIFICATION, WAGES, WAREHOUSE, WEB, WESTERN EUROPE, WOMAN, WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/01/9895252/doing-business-2008-comparing-regulation-178-economies https://hdl.handle.net/10986/6869
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