InWEnt's Commitment to helping improve the investment climate in developing countries / Gudrun Kochendörfer-Lucius -- Early thinking on the scope and approach of the 2005 World Development Report / Warrick Smith -- How do the RPED surveys inform the debate on the investment climate? / Francis Teal -- An investor's perspective on the investment climate in developing countries / Bernd Stecher -- The investment climate and a strategy for development / Nicholas Stern -- Enforcing corporate governance / Erik Berglof and Stijn Claessens -- The economics of formalization / Ahmed Galal -- How does judicial independence affect the investment climate? / Lars Feld and Stefan Voigt -- How important are financial markets in spurring growth and investment? / Stijnm Claessens -- Transparency international / Peter Eigen -- What is a "good investment climate"? / Mushtaq H. Khan -- Business investment and competition policy / James R. Tybout -- Reforming the investment climate / Manuel Hinds -- Credibility and commitment / Giandomenico Majone -- Closing remarks / Warrick Smith
Summary
"This volume presents papers from Berlin Workshop sessions on investment perspectives; securing property and contractual rights; the role of financial markets in spurring investment; regulation, governance, and corruption; selective interventions; and reforming the investment climate."--Jacket
Analysis
Investment climate
Poverty
Notes
Title from e-book title screen (viewed January 14, 2005)
"The articles in this volume were presented at the sixth annual Berlin Workshop, held September 3-5, 2003"--Introduction
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references
Notes
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