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mean by getting rich is different from what you mean. Wealth in a socialist society belongs to the people.” They would soon find that the business climate in China was confusing and opaque, especially as politicians in Beijing laid down policies of retrenchment in the early 1990s in reaction to massive pro
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aggressively pursued foreign investment from companies that are not bound by national sanctions or local purchasing laws. Most of these efforts were in vain. The business climate is still widely perceived as opaque, corrupt, and highly inefficient. The foreign investors coveted by Burma’s rulers stayed away from nearly every sector except
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came up in first place. According to John Weis, an economist at Moody’s Analytics with an expertise on the Danish economy, Denmark’s pro-business climate stems in large part due to its long-standing policy of “Flexicurity,” a multi-pronged approach supported by the European Commission. Flexicurity combines flexible and
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helping to maintain the steady flow of supplies. And, finally and crucially, if longer-term in nature, is investment. Energy security requires policies and a business climate that promote investment and development to ensure that adequate supplies and infrastructure will be available, in a timely way, in the future. Oil-importing countries
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by Vijay Joshi · 21 Feb 2017
the works to set up judicial mechanisms for quicker resolution of commercial disputes. But no improvement has been reported on a major spoiler of the business climate, viz. the arbitrary and high-handed behaviour of the tax authorities. The government has announced a phased reduction in the corporation tax from 30 per
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below). This is all to the good but the government’s emphasis on ‘ease of doing business’ should not obscure an obvious point: improving the business climate will also depend on making a success of other aspects of the reform process, such as rectifying infrastructure deficits and making factor markets function more
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by Greg Clark and Tim Moonen · 19 Dec 2016
urges the national tier to be bold and decisive on major infrastructure projects (for example, Crossrail 2 and airport expansion) and to ensure that the business climate is kept attractive even during more t urbulent periods for the economy. London has found that forward‐thinking and planning that leads to bold advocacy
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‐time delivery of sustainable projects that can be showcased as something of a model for urban renewal (Inagaki, 2015). Credible macro reforms to enhance the business climate Many companies continue to prefer Singapore or Hong Kong’s business environment, and some have even relocated from Tokyo in the last decade. There is
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agencies help fund Toronto’s outstanding universities and many of their research programmes; they have also helped facilitate integration of immigrants and improve Toronto’s business climate (Figure 10.1). More recently, sound national macroeconomic policy has enhanced the reputation of Toronto’s banking sector and financial risk management. Toronto’s high
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a destination for international trade and investment. The Alliance has collaborated with national government on trade missions in order to capitalise on Canada’s current business climate advantages (Paradis, 2013). During phases of weak Toronto city leadership, a number of new organisa tions have stepped up to fill the policy vacuum. Perhaps
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(Table 11.1). Its appeal derives from the fact that it combines unique access to Chinese products and markets with a very trusted and stable business climate that operates to globally recognised standards. Hong Kong has also become the managerial centre for the mainland Pearl River Delta (PRD), a phenomenally productive region
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imported goods, growing at a rate of 5–7% per year. The city offers direct access to China’s goods and markets but with a business climate and legal system that has worldwide credibility. Hong Kong now hosts the most valuable direct real estate holdings ($800 billion) of any global city, because
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College Singapore, 2014). The mobilisation of key institutions The Singapore government has leveraged the support and control of key institutions to develop a world‐class business climate. In 1967, the government brought the trade unions under control of the National Trade Unions Congress (NTUC), and in 1972, it placed wage regulations under
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few exceptions. Its unique government arrangement has enabled it to leverage the support and control of key institutions to develop and sustain a world‐class business climate. The city‐ state’s effective management of trade unions and wages has allowed it the unusual luxury of managing its own labour market to keep
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to align planning, land use, investment and infrastructure in order to manage growth. A long‐term focus also identifies the importance of sustaining a positive business climate and remaining committed to a high quality of life. In order to deliver this long‐term agenda, world cities depend on national governments having trust
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of their city leaders and their champions in the civic and business sectors to establish a permanent dialogue on the city’s investment, governance and business climate needs. In these unitary systems, we have seen that it is not uncommon for political officials to take roles in both the world city and
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, 20 San Francisco, 7, 231 São Paulo, 13, 14, 17, 30, 122–135, 206, 207, 212, 215–217, 220, 226, 229, 231, 235 advocacy, 221 business climate, 132–133 density, 13, 124, 133 economic sector output, 25 empowerment and centralisation, 211 fiscal constraints, 130–132 fiscal outflows, 215 government system, 9, 209
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Tokyo, 5, 6, 11, 16, 23–25, 27, 74, 77, 81–94, 207, 210, 215, 220, 226, 227, 235, 238 advocacy, 221 aging population, 92 business climate, 91–92 de‐centralisation, 84, 85 de‐concentration, 84, 88 density, 13 devolution, 89 economic sector output, 25 empowerment and centralisation, 211 fiscal redistribution, 90
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, and most communities recognize this fact. . .From time to time, out of political motivations or for reasons of radical chic, individuals try to chill the business climate. On such occasions we try to set the record straight. . . And the American system, of which business is an integral part, usually adapts. . . So when
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it comes to the business climate, we’re glad that most people recognize there’s little need to tinker with the American system.70 Many other companies use advocacy ads, including
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