Doing Business 2011 : Making a
Difference for Entrepreneurs - Comparing Business Regulation
in 183 Economies

Doing Business 2011: making a difference
for entrepreneurs is the eighth in a series of annual
reports investigating regulations that enhance business
activity and those that constrain it. Doing Business
presents quantitative indicators on business regulations and
the protection of property rights that can be compared
across 183 economies, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, over
time. A set of regulations affecting 11 areas of the life of
a business's are covered: starting a business, dealing
with construction permits, registering property, getting
credit, protecting investors, paying taxes, trading across
borders, enforcing contracts and closing a business. Data in
Doing Business 2011 are current as of June 1, 2010. The
indicators are used to analyze economic outcomes and
identify what reforms have worked, where, and why. The paper
includes the following headings: overview, starting a
business, dealing with construction permits, employing
workers, registering property, getting credit, protecting
investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing
contracts, and closing a business.