Doing Business: A Comparative Analysis of the Rules in the BRICS

This study aims to characterize the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) based on an analysis of their regulations that affect the conducting of business. To do so, its theoretical foundation consisted of discussions on institutional theory and conducting business in the BRICS countries. Regarding methodology, data came from the Doing Business project, analyzed using a cluster analysis technique. The countries were separated into four groups: group 1, South Africa; group 2, China, India and Russia; group 3, Brazil; and group 4, formed mostly by developed countries, without the presence of any country in the BRICS. Group 4 was found to be the group with the best countries regarding the ease of doing business.

本研究旨在通过分析影响营商活动的相关法规，对金砖国家（BRICS：巴西、俄罗斯、印度、中国与南非）开展特征刻画。为此，本研究的理论基础围绕制度理论及金砖国家营商环境相关议题展开探讨。在方法论层面，研究数据源自《营商环境报告》（Doing Business project），并采用聚类分析技术进行数据分析。本次研究将样本国家划分为四大组别：第1组仅包含南非；第2组涵盖中国、印度与俄罗斯；第3组为巴西；第4组主要由发达国家组成，未纳入任何金砖国家成员。分析结果表明，第4组在营商便利性方面表现最佳。