Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Preface -- ADMINISTRATIVE BARRIERS TO INVESTMENT IN AFRICA -- Acknowledgments -- Acronyms -- Executive Summary -- Methodology -- Conclusion: The Red Tape Analysis -- 1. Introduction -- Liberalization and Reform -- The Lack of Investor Response -- Administrative Barriers to Investment -- The Analytical Approach -- Antecedents -- Administrative Constraints in Sub-Saharan Africa -- 2. General Approvals, Licenses, and Registrations -- Company Registration -- Foreign Investment Registration -- Access to Investment Incentives -- Business Licenses -- Expatriate Work and Residence Permits -- Tax Registration and Administration -- Other Licenses and Registrations -- Conclusion -- 3. Specialized Approvals -- Industry -- Fisheries -- Forestry -- Tourism -- Conclusion -- 4. Requirements to Gain Access to Land, Site Development, and Utility Connections -- Access to Land -- Construction Permits -- Utilities -- Postal Services -- Conclusion -- 5. Operational Requirements -- Import/Export Procedures -- Foreign Exchange -- Labor and Social Security -- Conclusion -- 6. Conclusions -- Origins of Excessive Red Tape -- Recommendations -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- CUTTING RED TAPE: LESSONS FROM A CASE-BASED APPROACH TO IMPROVING THE INVESTMENT CLIMATE IN MOZAMBIQUE -- Acknowledgment -- Executive Summary -- 1. Introduction -- Initial Steps -- A Mega-Opportunity -- 2. The Proposed Aluminum Smelter -- The Project -- Stumbling Blocks -- 3. Moving toward Agreement -- Creating a Structure -- Concluding the Heads of Agreement -- Negotiating the Subsidiary Agreements -- Conduct of Meetings -- 4. Completing the Negotiations -- Concluding the Investment Project Authorization (IPA) -- Completing the Subsidiary Agreements -- Preparing for Implementation -- Lessons Learned -- 5. Implementing the Agreement: A Serious Attack on Red Tape.

Building a Continuing Structure -- The Government Task Group -- The IPA Steering Committee -- The Tasks Groups -- The IPA Implementation Coordination Meeting at CPI -- Local Government -- Linkage Program -- The Structure in Action -- 6. What Was Accomplished? -- The Impact on Mozal -- The Impact on Future Investors -- Benefits for Both Mega-Projects and Smaller Projects -- 7. Reproducing the Case-based Approach -- What Are the Essential Characteristics? -- Improving the Model -- A Program for Reducing Red Tape -- Appendixes -- 1. Mozambique: the Country -- 2. The Aluminum Smelting Process -- 3. Red-tape Study -- Notes.