The informal sector in francophone Africa: firm size, productivity, and institutions

In West Africa a dynamic informal sector dominates the stagnant formal economy. Small operators coexist with very large and politically well-connected informal enterprises and well-organised networks. This study focuses on the urban informal sector in three capital cities: Dakar (Senegal), Cotonou (Benin) and Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso). These three countries have important differences and as a group, are quite representative of francophone West Africa and to a lesser extent West Africa as a whole.

• ISBN: 978-0-8213-9537-0
• Editorial: World Bank
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 300
• Fecha Publicación: 01/06/2012
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés