Title Building market institutions in South Eastern Europe : comparative prospects for investment and private sector development / Harry G. Broadman [and others]

Published Washington, D.C. : World Bank, ©2004

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Description 1 online resource (xli, 365 pages) : illustrations Series Directions in development Directions in development (Washington, D.C.) Contents Institutional Aspects of the South Eastern European Economy: Introduction, Trends, and Scope of the Study -- Institutional Reform Progress to Date and Remaining Challenges in South Eastern Europe -- Competition in South Eastern Europe -- Access to Regulated Infrastructure Utilities -- Corporate Ownership, Financial Transparency, and Access to Finance -- Resolving Business Disputes in South Eastern Europe: The Role of the Courts Summary Annotation Building Market Institutions in South Eastern EuropeA--a study of impediments to investment and private sector development in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Romania, and Serbia and MontenegroA--yields fundamentally new insights for improving the regionA'-s business environment, economic development, and prospects for growth. It focuses on four core topics:Business competition and economic barriers to entry and exitAccess to regulated utilities and servicesCorporate ownership, transparency of business accounts, and access to financeMechanisms for commercial dispute resolutionEach topic is empirically investigated across all eight South Eastern European countries through the systematic use of data from multiple sources: Official data from each country in the regionResults from two annual rounds of quantitative, firm-level surveys covering 1,600 firmsResults from 40 originally developed enterprise-level business case studies The result is an innovative analysis of cross-country comparisons and the development of key policy challenges from a regional perspective. Building Market Institutions in South Eastern Europe, a collaborative effort between the World Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, offers important practical insights for all policymakers and observers concerned with the future of South Eastern Europe. It makes concrete recommendations for reforms that would ease the constraints on domestic and foreign investment, an essential step in sustaining growth and reducing poverty in the region Annotation A study of impediments to investment and private sector development in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Romania, and Serbia and Montenegro, this title yields fundamental new insights for improving the region's business environment, economic development, and prospects for growth. It is a collaborative effort between the World Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development that offers important practical ideas for all policymakers and observers concerned with the future of South Eastern Europe. It makes concrete recommendations for reforms that would ease the constraints on domestic and foreign investment, an essential step in sustaining growth and reducing poverty in the region Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Print version record Subject Investments, Foreign -- Balkan Peninsula POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Economic Conditions. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economics -- Comparative. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economic Conditions. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economic History. Commercial policy Economic policy International economic integration Investments, Foreign Economische structuur. Economische ontwikkeling. Investeringen. Economische politiek. Développement économique. Économie de marché Intégration économique. Placement financier. Politique économique. Réforme économique. SUBJECT Balkan Peninsula -- Economic policy Balkan Peninsula -- Commercial policy Balkan Peninsula -- Economic integration Subject Balkan Peninsula Balkans (Région) Genre/Form Étude comparée (Descripteur de forme) Form Electronic book Author Broadman, Harry G LC no. 2004042243 ISBN 1417507942 9781417507948 9780821357767 082135776X 6610084831 9786610084838 1280084839 9781280084836

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