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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| Format: | Brief |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2015
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| 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 |