TY - BOOK AU - Smith, Warrick, ED - World Bank ED - World Bank TI - World development report 2005: a better investment climate for everyone SN - 9780821356821 AV - HC59.7 .W659 2005 U1 - 338.9 PY - 2004/// CY - Washington, D.C., New York PB - World Bank, Oxford University Press KW - Economic development KW - International economic relations KW - Investments KW - Economic policy KW - Commercial policy KW - Business enterprises KW - Costs, Industrial N1 - "This Report has been prepared by a team led by Warrick Smith ..."--P. xv; Includes bibliographical references (p. 210-242) N2 - The WDR 2005 focuses on investment climate, and concludes that accelerating growth and poverty reduction required governments to reduce the policy risks, costs, and barriers to competition facing firms of all. It highlights opportunities for governments to improve their investment climates by expanding the opportunities and incentives for firms of all types to invest productively, create jobs, and expand ER -