Benjamin, Nancy C., 1956-
The informal sector in Francophone Africa firm size, productivity and institutions / [electronic resource] : Nancy Benjamin and Ahmadou Aly Mbaye ; with Ibrahima Thione Diop ... [et al.]. - Washington, D.C. : World Bank, 2012. - xxvi, 233 p. : ill. - Africa development forum . - Africa development forum. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Informal sector (Economics)--Africa, French-speaking West.
Small business--Africa, French-speaking West.
Africa, West--Economic conditions--1960-
Electronic books.
HD2346.A58 / B46 2012eb
338.70966
The informal sector in Francophone Africa firm size, productivity and institutions / [electronic resource] : Nancy Benjamin and Ahmadou Aly Mbaye ; with Ibrahima Thione Diop ... [et al.]. - Washington, D.C. : World Bank, 2012. - xxvi, 233 p. : ill. - Africa development forum . - Africa development forum. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Informal sector (Economics)--Africa, French-speaking West.
Small business--Africa, French-speaking West.
Africa, West--Economic conditions--1960-
Electronic books.
HD2346.A58 / B46 2012eb
338.70966