Cover -- Title Page -- Contents -- About Doing Business -- What Doing Business Covers -- What Doing Business does not Cover -- Limited in Scope -- Based on Standardized Case Scenarios -- Focused on the Formal Sector -- Why this Focus -- Doing Business as a Benchmarking Exercise -- Doing Business-a User's Guide -- Methodology and Data -- Information Sources for the Data -- Development of the Methodology -- Improvements to the Methodology and Data Revisions -- Notes -- Overview -- Introduction -- Africa-More Reform than ever Before -- Easing Entry-Once again The Most Popular Reform -- Reform Continues Among Best Performers -- Five Years of Doing Business Reform -- Regulatory Reform-What are the Benefits? -- Notes -- Starting a business -- Introduction -- Who Reformed in 2007/08? -- What are the Reform Trends? -- Creating a One-Stop Shop -- Abolishing the Minimum Capital Requirement -- Using Technology -- Dealing with constructuon permits -- Introduction -- Who Reformed in 2007/08? -- What are the Reform Trends? -- Streamlining Project Clearances -- Setting Time Limits -- Rationalizing Inspections -- Employing workers -- Introduction -- Who Reformed ni 2007/08? -- What are the Reform Trends? -- Moving Toward More Flexible Regulations -- Increasing Flexibility in Setting Hours and Using Contracts -- Reducing Dismissal Costs -- Notes -- Registering property -- Introduction -- Who Reformed in 2007/08? -- What are The Reform Trends? -- Lowering Costs -- Computerizing The Registry -- How to Reform -- Notes -- Getting credit -- Introduction -- Who Reformed in 2007/08? -- What are the Reform Trends? -- Protecting investors -- Introduction -- Who Reformed in 2007/08? -- What are the Reform Trends? -- Going for more Disclosure -- Finding Inspiration for Reform -- Notes -- Paying taxes -- Introduction -- Who Reformed in 2007/08? -- What are the Reform Trends?.

Cutting Rates -- Going Electronic -- Notes -- Trading across borders -- Introduction -- Who Reformed in 2007/08? -- What are the Reform Trends? -- Speeding Clearance -- Looking Beyond Customs -- Finding Inexpensive Reforms -- Enforcing contracts -- Introduction -- Who Reformed in 2007/08? -- What are the Reform Trends? -- Introducing Commercial Courts in Africa -- Moving to Oral Proceedings in Latin America -- Imposing Strict Deadlines -- Notes -- Closing a business -- Introduction -- Who Reformed in 2007/08? -- What are the Reform Trends? -- Expanding Creditors' Rights -- Speeding Bankruptcy Proceedings -- Getting the Focus Right -- Notes -- References -- Data notes -- Methodology -- Limits to What is Measured -- Changes In What Is Measured -- Data Challenges and Revisions -- Starting A Business -- Assumptions about The Business -- Procedures -- Time -- Cost -- Paid-in Minimum Capital -- Dealing with Construction Permits -- Assumptions About the Construction Company -- Assumptions About the Warehouse -- Assumptions About the Utility Connections -- Procedures -- Time -- Cost -- Employing Workers -- Assumptions About the Worker -- Assumptions About the Business -- Rigidity of Employment Index -- Firing Cost -- Registering Property -- Assumptions About the Parties -- Assumptions About the Property -- Procedures -- Time -- Cost -- Getting Credit -- Strength of Legal Rights Index -- Depth of Credit Information Index -- Public Credit Registry Coverage -- Private Credit Bureau Coverage -- Protecting Investors -- Assumptions About the Business -- Assumptions About the Transaction -- Extent of Disclosure Index -- Extent of Director Liability Index -- Ease of Shareholder Suits Index -- Strength of Investor Protection Index -- Paying Taxes -- Assumptions About the Business -- Assumptions About the Taxes and Contributions -- Tax Payments -- Time.

Total Tax Rate -- Trading Across Borders -- Assumptions About the Business -- Assumptions About the Traded Goods -- Documents -- Time -- Cost -- Enforcing Contracts -- Assumptions About the Case -- Procedures -- Time -- Cost -- Closing a Business -- Assumptions about the Business -- Assumptions about the Case -- Time -- Cost -- Recovery Rate -- Notes -- Ease of doing business -- Note -- Country tables -- Acknowledgments -- Back Cover.