Keywords
OUTPUTACCESS TO FINANCE
LABOR MARKETS
AVERAGE WAGE
RED TAPE
GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS
PURCHASING POWER PARITY
INTERNATIONAL BANK
PRODUCTIVITY
GUARANTEE AGENCY
EQUITY CAPITAL
BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
BUSINESS COMMUNITY
TAX LEGISLATION
APPLICATION PROCESSES
EMPLOYMENT SERVICE
INCOMES
CC
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
PRIVATE INVESTMENT
BARRIERS TO ENTRY
CALCULATION
WEB SITES
PROPERTY RIGHTS
VALUATION
KEY CHALLENGE
TRAINING PROGRAMS
GOVERNMENT ENTITIES
VALUATIONS
DEVELOPING COUNTRY
ACQUISITION
MARKET ECONOMY
PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY
REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
FINANCE CORPORATION
FIXED CAPITAL
TAX
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
WORLD TRADE
UNEMPLOYED
TRANSACTION
ENTREPRENEURS
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
GLOBALIZATION
TRANSITION COUNTRIES
BEST PRACTICE
DIRECT CREDIT
LIVING STANDARDS
ACTION PLANS
LAND MARKETS
USES
INVESTMENT CLIMATE REFORM
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
TRACK RECORDS
ADVISORY SERVICES
ENTERPRISE REGISTRATION
BRIBES
ELECTRICITY
CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE
ANNUAL INCOME
VULNERABLE GROUPS
REGISTRATION PROCESSES
MARKET FAILURES
TYPE OF COST
HOURLY WAGE
FOREIGN INVESTORS
DEMOCRACY
INCOME INEQUALITY
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
CONTRIBUTIONS
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
RESULTS
INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANTS
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
PRIVATE SECTOR
EXPATRIATE
WEB SITE
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT
BUSINESS CLIMATE
TRANSPARENCY
LAW ENFORCEMENT
TOTAL SAVINGS
BUSINESSES
UNION
VERIFICATION
DOMESTIC INVESTORS
ACCESSIBILITY
ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS
ADMINISTRATIVE BARRIER
NEW COMPANY
GOVERNMENT POLICY
REFORM PROGRAM
ACTION PLAN
HUMAN RESOURCES
COPYRIGHT CLEARANCE
CONTRIBUTION
RESPONSIBILITIES
QUERIES
CLIENT COUNTRIES
GROWTH RATES
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
BUSINESS SURVEYS
ADVISORY SERVICE
BUSINESS REGISTRATION
COST SAVINGS
HUMAN CAPITAL
INSURANCE
QUESTIONNAIRE
PURCHASING
TAX LAWS
QUALITY OF WORK
VIDEO
TRANSITION COUNTRY
RESULT
POWER PARITY
PENSIONERS
BEST-PRACTICE
ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION
GOVERNMENT INFORMATION
BANK LOAN
FINANCIAL STATISTICS
LACK OF INFORMATION
SAVINGS
UNEMPLOYMENT
ACCOUNT
PRIVATE SECTORS
CUSTOMS DECLARATIONS
COPYRIGHT
SOCIAL INSURANCE
EXPENDITURES
ENTREPRENEUR
COPYRIGHT CLEARANCE CENTER
TRANSLATION
CONSUMERS
ALLEVIATION OF POVERTY
BENEFICIARIES
BUSINESS OPERATIONS
LEGISLATIVE REFORMS
NEW BUSINESS
BUSINESS CONFIDENCE
CURRENCY
TELEPHONE
CUSTOMER SERVICE
CALCULATIONS
STAKEHOLDERS
ADMINISTRATIVE BARRIERS
LABOR FORCE
TAX PREPARATION
BARRIERS TO INVESTMENT
ACCESS TO INFORMATION
NEW BUSINESSES
JOB CREATION
PROSPERITY
INVESTMENT COMMUNITY
MATERIAL
ADMINISTRATIVE BURDENS
REGISTRATION PROCESS
PURCHASING POWER
ECONOMIC GROWTH
MONOPOLIES
BUSINESS INDICATORS
BROCHURES
INSTITUTION
LICENSES
LABOR MARKET
PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT
QUALITY ASSURANCE
BARRIER
WAGES
SALARY
INCOME TAX
MINIMUM WAGE
TOTAL COST
CAPITAL FORMATION
PROTOCOLS
COST OF LABOR
TERM CONTRACT
LICENSE
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
PROBABILITY
GROWTH RATE
INCOME
CUSTOMS
CORRUPTION
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
BUYERS
BUSINESS INDICATOR
INSPECTIONS
MEDIUM ENTERPRISE
WEB
WORTH
UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE
PAYMENT METHODS
FOREIGN CITIZENS
IMPACT ANALYSIS
INSPECTION
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
INFLATION
REDUCTION IN TIME
MACROECONOMIC STABILITY
ECONOMIC STRUCTURE
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
SUPERVISION
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
BUSINESS REGULATION
FOREIGN INVESTMENT
MACROECONOMIC POLICY
GOVERNMENT ACTION
TAX RATES
ID
MATH
MARKETING
INVESTMENT CLIMATE REFORMS
WESTERN EUROPE
OUTPUTS
REAL ESTATE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28243Abstract
This paper tracks the process through
 which FIAS, the investment climate advisory service of the
 World Bank Group advised the government of Latvia from 1998
 to 2004 on ways to improve the business environment, achieve
 higher rates of economic growth, and thereby alleviate
 poverty. This case study shows that it is reasonable to
 describe how assistance by FIAS led to an improved business
 environment. The role that FIAS advice played may be
 discerned at the level of benefits accruing to the target
 population (i.e., the amount of resources freed up by lower
 costs associated with administrative procedures). Whether
 these benefits accruing to the business community translated
 into higher rates of investment and productivity, and thus
 to higher economic growth and reduced poverty, is a function
 of the entire political, social, and economic structure in
 Latvia. It is evident that there are many links in the chain
 of causation, and that the direct attribution FIAS can claim
 diminishes at every step downstream from its activities.
 Credit for success must be shared with the Government of
 Latvia and its immediate stakeholders (i.e., the businesses
 and their associations), the European Union accession
 process, the input of many other complementary projects,
 market forces, and fortuitous timing.Date
2008Type
Working PaperIdentifier
oai:openknowledge.worldbank.org:10986/28243http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28243
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