The informal sector in francophone Africa : firm size, productivity, and institutions /
The informal sector in West Africa has some distinctive characteristics. Informality usually connotes small and unorganized producers operating on the fringes of the formal economy. In West African countries, however, the normal situation is to some extent reversed: a dynamic informal sector dominat...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
World Bank Publications,
2012.
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| Series: | Africa development forum.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | The informal sector in West Africa has some distinctive characteristics. Informality usually connotes small and unorganized producers operating on the fringes of the formal economy. In West African countries, however, the normal situation is to some extent reversed: a dynamic informal sector dominates the stagnant formal economy. Moreover, in these countries, small operators coexist with very large and politically well-connected informal enterprises and well-organized networks. |
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| Item Description: | Description based on print version record. "A copublication of the Agence Française de Développement and the World Bank." Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxvi, 233 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780821395424 (electronic bk.) 0821395424 (electronic bk.) |