This book discusses the concepts and measurement of protection, patterns of economic structure, growth, and trade, nominal and effective protection in seven countries, evaluation of the system of protection, guidelines for industrial protection policy. It contains the descriptions of the structure of portection in Brazil, Chile, Mexico, West Malaysia, the Philippines, and Norway. This book is…
One of the key indicators in the Little Green Book, adjusted net savings (ANS), allows countries to do just that. Also known as genuine savings. ANS shows whether a country is one the path to sustainable development. It monitors whether depletion of natural capital, such as minerals or forest, is compensated for by investment in other assets, such as human capital or infrastructure. A positive…
This book illustrates the progress of this revolution for 2014 economies around the world. It provides comparable statistics on the sector for 2005 and 2011 across a range of indicators, enabling readers to readily compare economies. This book includes indicators covering the economic and social context, the structure of the information and communication technology sector, sector efficiency and…
The data sorces presented in this book report on the scope and types of regulations that enchance-and constrain-business activity and provide information on business owners' assessment of the business environtment. The data have led to new research , enabled benchmarking, and informed the reform process in many developing countries. Included in this guide indicators on the economic and social c…