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Entry Regulation and Formalization of Microenterprises in Developing Countries

The majority of microenterprises in most developing countries remain informal despite more than a decade of reforms aimed at making it easier and cheaper for them to formalize. This paper summarizes the evidence on the effects of entry reforms and...

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Main Authors:	Bruhn, Miriam, McKenzie, David
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ACCOUNT ACCOUNTING ACCOUNTING SERVICES BUSINESS ENTRY BUSINESS FACILITATION BUSINESS REGISTRATION BUSINESS REGISTRATIONS BUSINESS REGULATIONS BUSINESS TAXES COMMERCE COMPANY CORPORATION CUSTOMER BASE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EMPLOYMENT ENABLING ENVIRONMENT ENTREPRENEURS ENTREPRENEURSHIP FIRMS GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS GOVERNMENT OFFICES GOVERNMENT POLICY GOVERNMENT REVENUES IMPACT EVALUATION INSPECTION INSPECTIONS LICENSE LICENSE FEE LICENSES LICENSING LOAN MARKET ENTRY MARKETING MICROENTERPRISES ONE-STOP SHOP OPEN ACCESS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRODUCTIVITY REGISTRY REGULATORY BURDENS REGULATORY REFORM RESULT RESULTS SALES SCALE ENTERPRISES SHOP SMALL BUSINESSES SMALL FIRMS SMALL SCALE ENTERPRISES SME SUPPLIERS TAXATION TRANSACTION UNFAIR COMPETITION USES WAN WEB informality entry regulation self-employment regulatory enforcement
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/06/17926606/entry-regulation-formalization-microenterprises-developing-countries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15866

Entry Regulation and Formalization of Microenterprises in Developing Countries

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