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

Online-Ressource (xvi, 117 p)

ill

27 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. 113-117)

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.

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