The informal sector in Francophone Africa firm size, productivity and institutions /

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1. Verfasser: Benjamin, Nancy C., 1956-
Körperschaften: World Bank, ebrary, Inc
Weitere Verfasser: Mbaye, Ahmadou Aly, Diop, Ibrahima Thione
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Washington, D.C. : World Bank, 2012.
Schriftenreihe:Africa development forum.
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Inhaltsangabe:
  • Outline: Characteristics of informal businesses in West Africa
  • Institutional, 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.