World BankInternational Finance Corporation2012-06-062012-06-062006978-0-8213-6488-8https://hdl.handle.net/10986/7245Doing Business 2007: How to reform is the fourth 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 175 economies-from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe-and over time. This publication points out how regulations affecting 10 areas of everyday business 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. The indicators are used to analyze economic outcomes and identify what reforms have worked, where and why. The study stresses that there are 4 steps to successful reform: 1) Start simple and consider administrative reforms that don't need legislative changes; 2) Cut unnecessary procedures, reducing the number of bureaucrats entrepreneurs interact with; 3) Introduce standard application forms and publish as much regulatory information as possible; 4) And remember: many of the frustrations for businesses come from how regulations are administered. The internet alleviates these frustrations without changing the spirit of the regulation.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS POINTACCESS POINTSACCESS TO CREDITACCESS TO FINANCEADMINISTRATIVE BURDENADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITYADMINISTRATIVE COSTSADMINISTRATIVE REFORMSAPPLICATION FORMSAPPROVAL PROCEDURESAPPROVAL PROCESSAUDITINGAUDITSBANK CREDITBANKRUPTCYBORROWERBRIBEBRIBESBUSINESS ACTIVITYBUSINESS ENTRYBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTBUSINESS INDICATORSBUSINESS LOANSBUSINESS REGISTRATIONBUSINESS REGISTRATIONSBUSINESS REGULATIONBUSINESS REGULATIONSBUSINESS SECTORSBUSINESSESBUSINESSWOMANCALCULATIONCAPITAL REQUIREMENTCAPITAL REQUIREMENTSCENTRAL ASIANCERTIFICATESCHAMBERS OF COMMERCECHECKSCOLLATERALCOMMERCIAL BANKSCOMPLIANCE COSTSCOMPUTERSCONSUMERCONSUMER CREDITCONSUMER LENDINGCONSUMER LOANSCONTRIBUTIONSCOPYRIGHTCORRUPTIONCREDIT HISTORIESCREDIT HISTORYCREDIT INFORMATIONCREDIT LINESCREDIT MARKETSCREDIT PROGRAMSCREDIT REGISTRIESCREDITORSCREDITWORTHINESSCURRENT LAWCUSTOMER SATISFACTIONCUSTOMSCUSTOMS CLEARANCECUTTING COSTSDEBTDISCRIMINATIONDISCRIMINATORY ACTIONSDOCUMENT REQUIREMENTSDOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTSE-MAILECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIESELECTRICITYELECTRONIC DATAEMPLOYEEEMPLOYEREMPLOYERSENTREPRENEURENTREPRENEURSEQUAL OPPORTUNITYEQUIPMENTFAMILIESFARMERSFEDERAL REGULATIONSFINANCESFINANCIAL INFORMATIONFINANCIAL STATISTICSFORMAL ECONOMYFRAUDFULL DISCLOSUREGOVERNMENT POLICIESGOVERNMENT REVENUEGOVERNMENT REVENUESGOVERNMENT SECURITIESGROWTH OPPORTUNITIESGUARANTEE SCHEMEHEALTH INSURANCEIDENTIFICATION NUMBERINCOME TAXINDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTINEQUALITYINFORMATION SHARINGINITIAL CAPITALINSPECTIONINSPECTIONSINSTALLATIONINSTITUTIONAL REFORMSINTEREST RATESINTERNAL PROCESSESINTERNATIONAL BANKINTERNATIONAL FINANCEINVENTORYJOB CREATIONLABOR FORCELABOR MARKETLAND ADMINISTRATIONLARGE BUSINESSESLATIN AMERICANLEGAL PROTECTIONSLENDERSLIABILITYLICENSELICENSESLUMP SUMMANUFACTURINGMARKETINGMATERIALMIDDLE EASTMINIMUM WAGEMISSING DATANEW BUSINESSNEW JOBSNEW TECHNOLOGIESNEW TECHNOLOGYNORTH AFRICAOBSTACLES TO GROWTHONE-STOP SHOPONE-STOP SHOPSONLINE REGISTRATIONPENSIONPENSION BENEFITSPERMANENT JOBPRIVATE CREDITPRIVATE ENTERPRISESPRIVATE SECTORPROCUREMENTPRODUCTIVITYPROPERTY LAWPROPERTY OWNERSPROPERTY RIGHTSPUBLIC INFORMATION CAMPAIGNQUALITY STANDARDSQUERIESREAL ESTATERED TAPEREGISTRATION APPLICATIONSREGISTRATION REQUIREMENTSREGISTRATION SYSTEMREGISTRIESREGISTRYREGULATORY ENVIRONMENTREGULATORY REQUIREMENTSRESULTRESULTSSALARIESSALARYSALESSAVERSSAVINGSSAVINGS ACCOUNTSSECURITIESSELLINGSEVERANCE PAYSMALL BUSINESSESSOCIAL SECURITYSOCIAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTIONSSOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERSSOFTWARE PROGRAMSSOURCES OF INCOMESTART-UPSTART-UP CAPITALSTART-UP COSTSTART-UPSSUB-SAHARAN AFRICATARGETSTAX BURDENSTAX FORMSTAX RATETAX RATESTAX RETURNSTECHNICAL DOCUMENTSTELECOMMUNICATIONSTELECOMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITIESTELEPHONETERM CONTRACTSTRADE UNIONTRANSACTIONTYPES OF ASSETSUNEMPLOYEDUNEMPLOYMENTUNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITSUNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCEUNIONUNIONSUSESWAGESWAREHOUSEWORK HOURWorld Bank10.1596/978-0-8213-6488-8