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3.2 3.3 3.4
4.1 4.2 4.3
Number of Days and Procedures Required to Start a Business, East Asian and Pacific Economies Women in Parliament, East Asian and Pacific Countries Global Correlation between Percent of Seats in Parliament Held by Women and Quality of Maternity Leave Provision, East Asian and Pacific Countries Highlighted Manufacturing Wage Trends for Women, Selected East Asian and Pacific Economies, 1983–2007 Export Procedures and Costs, Selected East Asian and Pacific Economies Quality of SME Training and Business Development, Selected East Asian and Pacific Economies
63 73
75 83 86 92
Tables 2.1 2.2 2.3 3.1 3.2
Getting Credit: East Asia and Pacific vs. Other Regions ILO Convention Ratifications, East Asian and Pacific Countries Maternity Leave Provisions, East Asian and Pacific Economies as of September 2009 Requirements to Start a Business, by Region Contract Enforcement in the East Asia and Pacific Region
24 33 52 62 71