Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 121 pages) : illustrations |
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Directions in development. Private sector development |
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Directions in development (Washington, D.C.). Private sector development.
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Contents |
Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Overview; Chapter 1 Competitiveness of Kenyan Firms; Figures; Chapter 2 Business Climate; Tables; Chapter 3 Access to Finance; Chapter 4 Labor Markets and Human Capital; Chapter 5 Microenterprises in Kenya; Chapter 6 Recommendations; References; Index |
Summary |
Although Kenya has recorded some improvements in the last four years, including an increase in productivity, Kenyan firms still face an adverse business environment. The central objective of this report is to identify the main impediments to productivity growth faced by Kenyan firms. The top constraints identified by the Kenyan managers were tax rates, access to finance, corruption, security, infrastructure services (electricity and transportation), and business licensing. Kenya has reduced the corporate tax rates in recent years. Nevertheless, objective indicators suggest that the tax burden |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 113-115) and index |
Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Subject |
Investments -- Kenya
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Business enterprises -- Kenya
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Corporate culture -- Kenya
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Economic Conditions.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economics -- Comparative.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economic Conditions.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economic History.
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Business enterprises
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Corporate culture
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Investments
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Arbeitsproduktivität
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Auslandsinvestition
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Humankapital
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Personalkosten
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Steuersystem
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Umweltanalyse
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Unternehmensgründung
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Kenya
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Kenia
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Form |
Electronic book
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LC no. |
2008051559 |
ISBN |
9780821378137 |
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0821378139 |
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1282026496 |
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9781282026490 |
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9786612026492 |
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6612026499 |
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