DOING BUSINESS 2009 - JOHN J. HADDAD, Ph.D.
DOING BUSINESS 2009 - JOHN J. HADDAD, Ph.D.
DOING BUSINESS 2009 - JOHN J. HADDAD, Ph.D.
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ContentsDoing Business <strong>2009</strong> is the sixth in aseries of annual reports investigatingthe regulations that enhance businessactivity and those that constrain it. DoingBusiness presents quantitative indicatorson business regulations and the protectionof property rights that can be comparedacross 181 economies—from Afghanistanto Zimbabwe—and over time.Regulations affecting 10 stages ofthe life of a business are measured: startinga business, dealing with constructionpermits, employing workers, registeringproperty, getting credit, protecting investors,paying taxes, trading across borders,enforcing contracts and closing abusiness. Data in Doing Business <strong>2009</strong> arecurrent as of June 1, 2008. The indicatorsare used to analyze economic outcomesand identify what reforms have worked,where and why.The methodology for the legal rightsof lenders and borrowers, part of the gettingcredit indicators, changed for DoingBusiness <strong>2009</strong>. See Data notes for details.About Doing BusinessvOverview 1Starting a business 9Dealing with construction permits 14Employing workers 19Registering property 24Getting credit 29Protecting investors 34Paying taxes 39Trading across borders 44Enforcing contracts 49Closing a business 54Current featuresNews on the Doing Business projecthttp://www.doingbusiness.orgRankingsHow economies rank—from 1 to 181http://www.doingbusiness.org/economyrankingsReformersShort summaries of DB<strong>2009</strong> reforms, listsof reformers since DB2004 and a rankingsimulation toolhttp://www.doingbusiness.org/reformersData time seriesCustomized data sets since DB2004http://www.doingbusiness.org/customqueryMethodology and researchThe methodologies and research papersunderlying Doing Businesshttp://www.doingbusiness.org/MethodologySurveysBlogOnline journal focusing on businessregulation reformhttp://blog.doingbusiness.orgDownloadsDoing Business reports as well as subnational,country and regional reports and case studieshttp://www.doingbusiness.org/downloadsSubnational projectsDifferences in business regulations at thesubnational levelhttp://www.doingbusiness.org/subnationalLaw libraryOnline collection of business laws andregulationshttp://www.doingbusiness.org/lawlibraryLocal partnersMore than 6,700 specialists in 181 economieswho participate in Doing Businesshttp://www.doingbusiness.org/LocalPartnersReformers’ ClubCelebrating the top 10 Doing Businessreformershttp://www.reformersclub.orgBusiness PlanetInteractive map on the ease of doing businesshttp://www.doingbusiness.org/mapReferences 58Data notes 61Ease of doing business 79Country tables 85ILO core labor standards 147Acknowledgments 151(c) The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank