The investment climate in Brazil, India, and South Africa :   a comparison of approaches for sustaining economic growth in emerging economies / 
by Qimiao Fan ... [and others]. 
 - xvi, 117 pages :  illustrations ;  27 cm. 
 - WBI learning resources series .
 - World Bank e-Library. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 113-117). 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0821373633 9780821373637 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2007047757 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Investments--Government policy.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Brazil--Economic policy.<br/>India--Economic policy--1991-<br/>South Africa--Economic policy.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HC187  / .I66 2008 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>330.9172/4