Doing Business 2009: Comparing Regulation in 181 Economies (Electronic book text)

Comparing business regulation in 181 economiesDoing Business 2009 is the sixth in a series of annual reports comparing business regulations in 181 economies. Doing Business 2009 measures regulations affecting 10 areas of everyday business: Starting a businesssteps, time, cost, and minimum capital to register a new businessEnforcing contractssteps, time, and cost to enforce a commercial contractEmploying workersindices of employment law rigiditiescost of economic redundanciesGetting creditextent of credit information sharing and creditor rightsClosing a businesssteps, time, and cost to close down a businessrecovery rate for creditorRegistering propertysteps, time, and cost to transfer ownership of commercial real estateProtecting investorsindices on disclosure, investor suits, and standing in courtDealing with construction permitssteps, time, and cost of business inspections and licensingPaying taxesstatutory rates, number of taxes paid, and number of hours spent on preparing tax returnsTrading across borderssteps, time, and number of documents necessary to export and importDoing Business 2009 updates all sets of indicators, ranks economies on their overall ease of doing business, and analyzes reforms to business regulation-identifying identifying which countries are improving the most. The indicators are used to analyze economic outcomes and identify what reforms have worked, where and why. Doing Business 2009 focuses on how complex business regulations can impact business growth and job creation.