The informal sector in Francophone Africa firm size, productivity and institutions /
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Corporate Authors: | , |
| Other Authors: | , |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Washington, D.C. :
World Bank,
2012.
|
| Series: | Africa development forum.
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
Table of Contents:
- 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.