In spite of rapid economic growth for the last decades, the informal economy still has a predominant weight in Vietnam, and its share is not likely to decrease in the short term. Moreover, the international crisis started in 2009 had a negative impact on the informal sector. However, the...

This paper uses exhaustive individual-level data from the Malian 1976, 1987 and 1998 censuses to analyze the urbanization process and economic specialization of cities in Mali. We first construct an exhaustive panel data set of the 10,000 Malian localities. In order to analyze urban areas that...

A partir de données exhaustives des recensements maliens de la population de 1976, 1987 et 1998, cette étude analyse le processus d’urbanisation et de spécialisation économique des 10 000 localités maliennes. Grâce à un travail d’appariement minutieux, rarement entrepris même dans...