He says the World Bank has found that simpler rules and other regulatory reforms make it easier to do business in the Middle East.

VOA: special.2010.05.10

Other experiments tested how people acted when faced with rules set by police, rules set by a local business, and rules set by national law.

VOA: special.2009.03.03

However, thousands of business people refused to follow the government price control rules.

VOA: special.2011.08.11

"Whenever a country imposes rules on business that hurts the business that makes it less appealing to consumers, there's a risk that,first of all, the businesses that do operate in the country will suffer.

VOA: standard.2010.08.02