Bribes, taxes and regulations: Business constraints for micro enterprises in Tanzania

dc.contributor.author	Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge
dc.contributor.author	Kolstad, Ivar
dc.contributor.author	Nygaard, Knut
dc.date.accessioned	2008-02-18T13:35:05Z
dc.date.accessioned	2017-03-29T09:12:43Z
dc.date.available	2008-02-18T13:35:05Z
dc.date.available	2017-03-29T09:12:43Z
dc.date.issued	2006
dc.identifier.isbn	82-8062-135-0
dc.identifier.issn	0804-3639
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2435912
dc.description.abstract	This paper analyses the business environment for micro enterprises in Tanzania based on survey data. The primary objective of the study is to identify major constraints facing the firms’ business operations. Taxation, corruption, and regulations in the form of licences and permits, are found to be the most important constraints on business operations. Reported constraints vary according to firm characteristics such as age, location, education and gender of the owner. Contrary to previous studies and current policies, financial constraints and property rights are not perceived as important constraints.
dc.language.iso	eng
dc.publisher	Chr. Michelsen Institute
dc.relation.ispartofseries	CMI Working paper
dc.relation.ispartofseries	WP 2006: 2
dc.subject	Small enterprises
dc.subject	Business constraints
dc.subject	Taxation
dc.subject	Corruption
dc.subject	Tanzania
dc.title	Bribes, taxes and regulations: Business constraints for micro enterprises in Tanzania
dc.type	Working paper