Reforming business licenses is part of asuite of products delivered by the World Bank group'sinvestment climate advisory services, under the businessoperations practice. The approach to reforms highlighted inthis handbook fits into the broader policy framework forbusiness licensing reform and simplification. The frameworkpaper provides the context for business licensing practices;establishes the key principles and concepts underpinninglicensing; and gives an overview of licensing reformobjectives, issues, and processes. It includes an overallintroduction to the use (and abuse) of business licenses,and a further elaboration on the way business licensingreforms can be organized. This handbook is part of a suiteof knowledge management products dedicated to businesslicensing. This handbook is written for business regulationpractitioners. It aims to provide reformers with detailedinformation and guidance on how to implement fast-track,top-down licensing and regulatory reform projects. Itsstructure follows the process underpinning such reforms,taking readers step-by-step through the successive stages of reforms.
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