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The Impact Of Public Consultation On Business Growth In The Virgin Islands, Arliene T. Penn
The Impact Of Public Consultation On Business Growth In The Virgin Islands, Arliene T. Penn
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Consistent public consultation in the making of policies and regulations is a problem in the Virgin Islands, affecting small businesses across the territory. Small business owners and the public have challenged the government to be more accountable and transparent in drafting and implementing legislation and regulations. The stakeholders are mainly concerned with those pieces of legislation and regulations that have a behavioral, social, or economic impact on their business, and, in turn, society. There is a lack of research on how the presence or absence of public input in the rulemaking process of business regulations impacts the economic growth and …