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The informal sector in francophone Africa : firm size, productivity and institutions
Benjamin, Nancy C. - 2012
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011393754
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In from the shadow : integrating Europe's informal labor
Packard, Truman - 2012
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011393765
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Improving skills development in the informal sector : strategies for Sub-Saharan Africa
Adams, Arvil V. - 2013
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011393902
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Reducing Undeclared Employment in Hungary : Synthesis Report of The World Bank Study
World Bank - 2012
Undeclared work and incomes are a serious concern for the Government of Hungary, primarily because of the negative consequences for the country's already difficult fiscal situation. The Government has already introduced a number of reforms intended to reduce undeclared economic activity. Much of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012553044
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Putting Tanzania's Hidden Economy to Work : Reform, Management, and Protection of its Natural Resource Sector
World Bank - 2012
This paper tells a story about conditions in Tanzania's hidden economy, the parts of the natural resource sector often ignored in conventional economic analyses and studies, and makes recommendations for future policy actions. The paper draws primarily from extensive background studies...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012561348
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South Africa - Constraints to Growth in Johannesburg's Black Informal Sector : Evidence from the 1999 Informal Sector Survey
World Bank - 2013
The report is the third in a series of reports that evolved from a collaboration between the local government of the City of Johannesburg, and the World Bank in 1999-2000 on the theme of local economic development. It presents the main findings of the 1999 World Bank informal sector survey,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012558732
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Gender and Informal Work in Thailand
World Bank - 2023
Thailand has made good progress in closing gender gaps in various dimensions, especially human capital development. However, the progress, though obvious, has not done much to get rid of the main deterrents discouraging Thai women from participating more actively in the labor market. Thailand's...
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Investment strategies for agricultural and natural resources : investing in knowledge for development
Persley, Gabrielle J. (ed.) - 1998
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000663828
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Is there an incipient turnaround in Asia's "missing girls" phenomenon ?
Das Gupta, Monica - 2009
"The apparently inexorable rise in the proportion of "missing girls" in much of East and South Asia has attracted much … ratios were the highest in Asia but peaked in the mid-1990s and normalized thereafter. Using census data, we examine whether …" phenomenon could be addressed in Asia. "--World Bank web site …
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