DISKUSI PUBLIK
“Sukses Reformasi Libertarian di Georgia?”
Why Georgia has succeeded
Larisa Burakova
Senin 27 Februari, 2012Pukul 19.00 – 21.00 WIB
Wisma ProklamasiJl. Proklamasi No. 41Jakarta Pusat
Why Georgia has succeeded
Larisa BurakovaFebruary 27, 2012
Why Georgia
Why Georgia#1 Reformer for the last 5 years
Among leaders in combating corruption
Georgia
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Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index, change 2003-2010
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GDP per capita, % of the World
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Georgia
Indonesia
FDI to Georgia, mln $
92 81 105
220
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795
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FDI, % of the GDP
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Georgia
Indonesia
Small government
de-bureaucratization
privatization liberalization
Ministry of Internal Affairs
“Everything
is sold,
except honor.”
Privatization checklistsea ports done
main generating and distribution electricity
assets done
gas distribution done
agriculture land done
main airports ongoing
railway ongoing
natural resources and forests through tradable
rightsongoing
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Liberalization
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Ease of Doing
Business Rank
Starting a Business
Dealing with Licenses
Registering Property
Getting Credit
Protecting Investors Paying Taxes
Trading Across Borders
Enforcing Contracts
Closing a Business
2007
20092011
2012
Liberalization
business and tax registration merged into
one simple process
just one day
no paid-in-capital requirements
Liberalization
number of licenses reduced by 85%
‘one-stop-shop’ licensing principle
‘silence-is-consent’ rule
Liberalization
Simple contractual relations between
employers and employees
No restrictions of the duration of term contracts and the
number of overtime hours
Liberalization
Reduced number of steps and days for registering
property
Liberalization
Simplification
Better enforcement
Decrease in number and rates
Liberalization
No quotas on import/export
Custom tariff = 0.3% of GDP
Simplified export/import procedures
Liberalization
Other reforms
• Healthcare reform
• Financial reform
• Educational reform
• Rule of law reform
• ...
“We appreciate the model of democracy
and transparency that they’ve been
setting not just for their own country
but also for the region as a whole.”
Georgia did; others can follow.