A better investment climate for everyone
"Firms and entrepreneurs of all types-from micro-enterprises to multinationals-play a central role in growth and poverty reduction. Their investment decisions drive job creation, the availability and affordability of goods and services for consumers, and the tax revenues governments can draw on to fund health, education, and other services. Their contribution depends largely on the way governments shape the investment climate in each location-through the protection of property rights, regulation and taxation, strategies for providing infrastructure, interventions in finance and labor markets, and broader governance features such as corruption. The World Development Report 2005 argues that improving the investment climates of their societies should be a top priority for governments."--World Bank summary
Print Book, English, ©2004
World Bank ; Oxford University Press, Washington, D.C., New York, ©2004
World development report, 2005
xvi, 271 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 27 cm.
9780821357248, 9780821356821, 0821357247, 0821356828
56668270
"This Report has been prepared by a team led by Warrick Smith ..."--Page xv
"This Report has been prepared by a team led by Warrick Smith ..."--Page xv
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