Fan, Qimiao <br/><br/>
The investment climate in Brazil, India, and South Africa :  a comparison of approaches for sustaining economic growth in emerging economies / 
Qimiao Fan, Jose Guilherme Reis, Michael Jarvis, Andrew Beath & Kathrin Frauscher 
 - Washington, D.C. :  World Bank (WB) ,  2008 
 - xvi, 117p. :  ill. ;  27 cm. 
 - WBI learning resources series .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<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>978021373637 082133633 
<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>Gov. Doc. Class. No.: </label>UN WB Inv-6