The informal sector in francophone Africa: firm size, productivity and institutions
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1. Verfasser: Benjamin, Nancy C. 1956- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Washington, D.C World Bank 2012
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Outline: Characteristics of informal businesses in West AfricaInstitutional, regulatory and socio-cultural environment -- Costs and benefits of informality: productivity, living standards, and tax revenue -- Main conclusions and recommendations -- Chapter 1. The informal sector in West Africa: definition -- Chapter 2. Data sources and methods -- Chapter 3. The informal sector in west Africa: overview of economic significance and welfare effects -- Chapter 4. Large informal firms in West Africa -- Chapter 5. Characteristics of the informal sector: findings from our surveys -- Chapter 6. The institutional environment of the informal sector in West Africa -- Chapter 7. Informality and productivity -- Chapter 8. Informal trading networks in West Africa: the Mourides of Senegal/Gambia and the Yoruba of Benin/Nigeria -- Chapter 9. Government policies, smuggling and the informal sector
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (p. cm)
ISBN:9780821395370
9780821395424
DOI:10.1596/978-0-8213-9537-0