A Helping Hand or the Long Arm of the Law? : Do Carrots or Sticks Work Best for Bringing Informal Firms into the Formal Sector?

A Helping Hand or the Long Arm of the Law? : Do Carrots or Sticks Work Best for Bringing Informal Firms into the Formal Sector?

Since 2004, 75 percent of countries have adopted at least one reform making it easier to register a business. Yet, despite these efforts, the majority of firms in most developing countries remain informal. This is of concern to policymakers, who wo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: de Andrade, Gustavo Henrique, Bruhn, Miriam, McKenzie, David
Format: Brief
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:
ACCOUNTANTS
ACCOUNTING
ACCOUNTING SERVICES
BUSINESSES
COLLABORATION
COMPLEXITY
ENTREPRENEUR
EXPERIMENTATION
FIRMS
INSPECTION
INSPECTIONS
LICENSE
RESULT
RESULTS
SMALL FIRMS
STORES
UNFAIR COMPETITION
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/05/17810458/helping-hand-or-long-arm-law-carrots-or-sticks-work-best-bringing-informal-firms-formal-sector
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22623

Internet

http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/05/17810458/helping-hand-or-long-arm-law-carrots-or-sticks-work-best-bringing-informal-firms-formal-sector
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22623

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