Alternative dispute resolution can help
the justice system in a country function more efficiently.
It often saves costs and time and increases user
satisfaction. For...
Type: ViewpointReport#: 67805Date: October 1, 2011Author:
Love,Inessa
The 2008 financial crisis and consequent
rise in corporate insolvencies highlight the clear need for
efficient bankruptcy systems to liquidate unviable firms and
reorganize...
Type: ViewpointReport#: 67804Date: September 1, 2011Author:
Klapper,Leora
Business opportunities-as reflected in
the size and growth potential of markets-are the most
powerful drivers of foreign direct investment. But
investment climate features...
Type: ViewpointReport#: 67803Date: August 1, 2011Author:
Battat,Joseph Y. ;
Hornberger,Kusisami ;
Kusek,Peter
In March 2000 Bucharest entered into a
concession contract for its water utility with the aim of
turning around the utility's faltering performance.
Under the private...
Type: ViewpointReport#: 65598Date: February 1, 2011
In response to the financial and
economic crisis, many countries sought to stimulate labor
demand, facilitate job search and preserve skills, and
protect income. While...
Type: ViewpointReport#: 58576Date: October 1, 2010Author:
McKenzie, David ;
Robalino, David
New data from the World Bank Group
entrepreneurship snapshots show that new businesses are
created at a faster rate in countries with good governance,
a strong legal...
World Bank Group client governments as
well as donors often ask about the effects of business entry
reforms and the persistence of those effects. Four clear
findings...
Type: ViewpointReport#: 56962Date: June 1, 2010Author:
Motta,Marialisa ;
Oviedo Silva,Ana Maria ;
Santini,Massimiliano
An update of the World Bank group's
privatization database shows that in 2008 privatizations in
developing countries fell to US$38 billion, down 70 percent
from 2007....
Type: ViewpointReport#: 56961Date: May 1, 2010Author:
Kikeri,Sunita ;
Perault,Matthew Zander
An update of the World Bank Group's
privatization database shows that in 2007 privatizations in
developing countries amounted to US$133 billion a record in
nominal terms....
Type: ViewpointReport#: 49115Date: October 1, 2008Author:
Kikeri,Sunita ;
Phipps-Ebeler,Verena
Oil prices more than tripled between
January 2004 and March 2008. The effects can be hard on
countries with large net oil imports relative to income.
This note sets...
Type: ViewpointReport#: 44610Date: June 1, 2008Author:
Bacon, Robert; Kojima, Masami;
A recent study examining privatization
results in four Sub-Saharan African countries yielded two
broad conclusions: First, privatization is not easy to do,
and getting...
This note is about reform teams.They
belong to an exclusive group of economies that grew out of
poverty in less than 30 years. They also initially relied on
a small,...
Type: ViewpointReport#: 42810Date: February 1, 2008Author:
Criscuolo , Alberto ; Palmade , Vincent
This note is based on a World Bank Group
database that uses transaction values as a proxy for
measuring privatization trends. It includes only the values
resulting from...
The World Bank Group Entrepreneurship
Survey continues to extend our knowledge of the importance
of entrepreneurship for a dynamic economy. In its second
year, with...
Type: ViewpointReport#: 40958Date: August 1, 2007Author:
Quesada Delgado,Juan Manuel ;
Klapper,Leora
More than 24 countries operate separate
boards and exchanges aimed at small and medium-size
enterprises (SMEs). Equity markets play a critical role in
fostering economic...
Type: ViewpointReport#: 39510Date: March 1, 2007Author:
Yoo,Jaehoon
An update of the World Bank Group's
Privatization Database shows that privatization in
developing countries continued to pick up in 2004 and 2005,
with 400 transactions...
Type: ViewpointReport#: 38967Date: February 1, 2007Author:
Burman,Amit ;
Kikeri,Sunita
Entrepreneurship is important for the
continued dynamism of modern economies and for job creation.
Policymakers need to know how new firms get started and what
financial...
Type: ViewpointReport#: 38458Date: November 1, 2006Author:
Klapper,Leora
Self-dealing, prevalent in emerging
markets, often harms minority shareholders. The
related-party transaction is one common technique,
especially in markets with weak...
Type: ViewpointReport#: 37710Date: September 1, 2006Author:
Hickey,Catherine Anne ;
Nenova,Tatiana
As governments turn to the private
sector to provide services once delivered by the public
sector, they must learn new skills. An increasingly common
way to provide...
Type: ViewpointReport#: 37575Date: September 1, 2006Author:
Dhingra,Inderbir Singh ;
Dutz,Mark Andrew ;
Harris,Clive G. ;
Shugart,Christopher
Many developing countries subsidize
petroleum products. The doubling of world oil prices since
January 2004 has had very high fiscal costs for these
countries, increasing...
Type: ViewpointReport#: 37199Date: August 1, 2006Author:
Bacon, Robert ;
Kojima, Masami
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