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Transparent Government and Business Regulation : "Open for Business?"

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dc.contributor.authorGeginat, Carolin
dc.contributor.authorSaltane, Valentina
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-12T21:29:31Z
dc.date.available2014-12-12T21:29:31Z
dc.date.issued2014-12
dc.description.abstractThis paper presents new indicators for 185 economies measuring the accessibility of business regulatory information. The paper shows that the new data can serve as meaningful proxies for the overall transparency of governments and the new data have explanatory power for the quality of business regulation. The paper finds the regulatory environment to be most opaque in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East and North Africa, where businesses can often only access basic regulatory information by meeting a government official. By contrast, in countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and Eastern Europe and Central Asia, access is more direct via websites, public billboards, and brochures. Moreover, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development economies are more consistent in their transparency efforts across government agencies. The paper also finds that while resources as proxied by income levels play some role in explaining why some economies make more information easily accessible than others, those resources are not the only determining factor; regardless of income, more democratic governments tend to make greater transparency efforts. Finally, easier access to basic regulatory information is associated with greater regulatory quality and less corruption.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/12/20464582/transparent-government-business-regulation-open-business
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-7132
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/20698
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 7132
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO INFORMATION
dc.subjectACCESSIBILITY
dc.subjectACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subjectADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSES
dc.subjectAGGREGATE INDICATORS
dc.subjectBRIBES
dc.subjectBUREAUCRACY
dc.subjectBUSINESS INDICATOR
dc.subjectBUSINESS INDICATORS
dc.subjectBUSINESS REGULATION
dc.subjectBUSINESS REGULATIONS
dc.subjectBUSINESSES
dc.subjectCITIZEN
dc.subjectCITIZENS
dc.subjectCIVIL LIBERTIES
dc.subjectCIVIL RIGHTS
dc.subjectCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectCOMPOSITE INDICATOR
dc.subjectCONNECTIVITY
dc.subjectCORRELATION MATRIX
dc.subjectCORRUPTION
dc.subjectCORRUPTION INDICATOR
dc.subjectCORRUPTION VARIABLE
dc.subjectDATA ANALYSIS
dc.subjectDATA COLLECTION
dc.subjectDEMOCRACY
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDIGITAL DIVIDE
dc.subjectDISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS
dc.subjectE-GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectE-GOVERNMENT INDEX
dc.subjectE-GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectEGOVERNMENT
dc.subjectELECTORAL PROCESS
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectENTERPRISE SURVEYS
dc.subjectFIGHTING CORRUPTION
dc.subjectFIXED COSTS
dc.subjectGOOD GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT AGENCIES
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT POLICIES
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT REGULATIONS
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT SERVICES
dc.subjectGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectIMPERFECT INFORMATION
dc.subjectIMPLEMENTING AGENCIES
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME LEVEL
dc.subjectINCOME LEVELS
dc.subjectINFORMATION ACCESSIBILITY
dc.subjectINFORMATION AVAILABILITY
dc.subjectINFORMATION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectLAW INDEX
dc.subjectLICENSE
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectMATERIAL
dc.subjectNUMBER OF USERS
dc.subjectONLINE SERVICES
dc.subjectOPEN ACCESS
dc.subjectOPEN GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectPARTICIPATION VARIABLES
dc.subjectPC
dc.subjectPENETRATION RATES
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKING
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPOLITICAL PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectPOLITICAL RIGHTS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL SYSTEM
dc.subjectPRIVACY
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR GROWTH
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPUBLIC AGENCIES
dc.subjectPUBLIC PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVANTS
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectQUALITY OF SERVICES
dc.subjectREGISTRIES
dc.subjectREGISTRY
dc.subjectREGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectREGULATORY PROCESSES
dc.subjectREGULATORY QUALITY
dc.subjectREGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
dc.subjectREGULATORY SYSTEMS
dc.subjectRESULT
dc.subjectRESULTS
dc.subjectRULE OF LAW
dc.subjectSEARCH
dc.subjectSERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectSERVICE QUALITY
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATION
dc.subjectTRANSPARENCY
dc.subjectTRANSPARENT GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectWEB
dc.subjectWORLDWIDE GOVERNANCE INDICATORS
dc.titleTransparent Government and Business Regulation : "Open for Business?"en
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaJobs
okr.crossref.titleTransparent Government and Business Regulation: “Open for Business?”
okr.date.disclosure2014-12-05
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T09:17:44.009705Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/12/20464582/transparent-government-business-regulation-open-business
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeSocial Protection and Labor
okr.guid396081468007205396
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-7132
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20141203104750
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum20464582
okr.identifier.reportWPS7132
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2014/12/03/000158349_20141203104750/Rendered/PDF/WPS7132.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.administrativeEurope and Central Asia
okr.region.administrativeMiddle East and North Africa
okr.region.geographicalSub-Saharan Africa
okr.region.geographicalMiddle East
okr.region.geographicalNorth Africa
okr.region.geographicalEastern Europe
okr.region.geographicalCentral Asia
okr.topicGovernance::E-Government
okr.topicGovernance::E-Government
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Policies
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::E-Business
okr.topicGovernance::Governance Indicators
okr.unitGlobal Indicators Group, Development Economics
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