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Firm Size and the Business Environment : Worldwide Survey Results

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dc.contributor.authorSchiffer, Mirjam
dc.contributor.authorWeder, Beatrice
dc.date.accessioned2013-06-17T20:43:54Z
dc.date.available2013-06-17T20:43:54Z
dc.date.issued2001-08
dc.description.abstractThe development of the small, and medium enterprise sector is believed to be crucial for economic growth, and poverty alleviation. Those who seek to develop the sector, must consent with the general perception that small- and medium-scale enterprises are at a disadvantage, compared with larger firms. In theory, however, smaller firms may also have advantages over larger firms. For instance, they may be less affected by excessive regulations, because they can easily slip into informal arrangements. This paper draws on a new private sector survey covering eighty countries, and one territory to study the question whether business obstacles are related to firm size. The main finding is that there is indeed a bias against small firms. Overall, (that is, for the world sample) small firms report more problems than medium-sized firms, which in turn report more problems than large firms. In particular, smaller firms face significantly more problems than larger firms with financing, taxes and regulations, inflation, corruption and street crime. Thus these impediments should be prime targets for policies directed at leveling the playing field. Some of the most severe perceived impediments to doing business affect firms of all sizes, and consequently call for across-the-board policy improvements. In addition to the worldwide analysis, the paper presents an analysis by region, and by individual country.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/08/1620971/firm-size-business-environment-worldwide-survey-results
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/978-0-8213-5003-4
dc.identifier.isbn0-8213-5003-X
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/13988
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank and the International Finance Corporation
dc.relation.ispartofseriesIFC Discussion Paper;No. 43
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectBUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectCOLLUSION
dc.subjectCOMPANY
dc.subjectCORPORATE GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectCORPORATE GROWTH
dc.subjectCORPORATION
dc.subjectDEBT
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectECONOMIC BENEFITS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectENTREPRENEURS
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATE
dc.subjectFINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SECTOR
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SUPPORT
dc.subjectFIRM SIZE
dc.subjectFIRMS
dc.subjectFIXED COSTS
dc.subjectFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subjectFOREIGN OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectFOREIGN-OWNED FIRMS
dc.subjectFREE RIDERS
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL COUNTRIES
dc.subjectINFLATION
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC PROBLEMS
dc.subjectMEDIUM SIZE
dc.subjectMEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectMEDIUM-SIZED FIRMS
dc.subjectOWNERSHIP STRUCTURE
dc.subjectPRIVATE ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectSCALE ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectSMALL FIRMS
dc.subjectSME
dc.subjectSMES
dc.subjectSOFT BUDGET CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONS
dc.subjectTRANSITION ECONOMIES
dc.subjectVENTURE CAPITAL
dc.titleFirm Size and the Business Environment : Worldwide Survey Resultsen
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okr.doctypePublications & Research::Publication
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/08/1620971/firm-size-business-environment-worldwide-survey-results
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
okr.guid574601468739143195
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/978-0-8213-5003-4
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000094946_01111704003345
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum1620971
okr.identifier.reportIFD43
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2001/12/01/000094946_01111704003345/Rendered/PDF/multi0page.pdfen
okr.themeFinancial and private sector development
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Microfinance
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Foreign Direct Investment
okr.topicEconomic Theory and Research
okr.topicSmall Scale Enterprise
okr.topicInfrastructure Economics and Finance::Private Participation in Infrastructure
okr.unitIFC
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