Table of Contents: The informal sector in Francophone Africa

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Benjamin, Nancy C., 1956-
Corporate Authors:	World Bank., ProQuest (Firm)
Other Authors:	Mbaye, Ahmadou Aly., Diop, Ibrahima Thione.
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : World Bank, 2012.
Series:	Africa development forum.
Subjects:	Informal sector (Economics) > Africa, French-speaking West. Small business > Africa, French-speaking West. Africa, West > Economic conditions > 1960- Electronic books.
Online Access:	Click to View

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.