Unlocking Potential : Tackling Economic, Institutional and Social Constraints of Informal Entrepreneurship in Sub-Saharan Africa

In the past two decades, research on the informal sector has emphasized the heterogeneity of this part of the economy, example in terms of entry costs, firm size, and access to credit, forward- and backward linkages as well as human and physical ca...

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Main Authors:	Grimm, Michael, van der Hoeven, Rolph, Lay, Jann
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:	ADVANCED COUNTRIES ADVERSE INCENTIVE AGRICULTURE BANK POLICY BARRIERS TO ENTRY BINDING CONSTRAINT BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS RISK CAPACITY BUILDING CAPITAL ACCUMULATION CAPITAL CONSTRAINTS CAPITAL INTENSITY CAPITAL INVESTMENT CAPITAL MARKET CAPITAL RETURNS CAPITAL SHORTAGES CAPITAL STOCK COMPETITION POLICIES CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT CREDIT CONSTRAINTS CREDIT MARKET CREDIT PROGRAM CREDIT PROVIDERS DATA ANALYSIS DEGREE OF RISK DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL DYNAMIC ECONOMIES E-MAIL ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC CONSTRAINTS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ELECTRICITY EMPLOYMENT ENTERPRISE PERFORMANCE ENTREPRENEUR ENTREPRENEURSHIP ENTRY BARRIERS EXPANSION EXPENDITURES EXPOSURE FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FIRM GROWTH FIRM PERFORMANCE FIRM PERFORMANCES FIRM SIZE FIRMS FORMAL ECONOMY GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS GROWTH POTENTIAL HOLDING HOUSEHOLD INCOMES HOUSEHOLD WEALTH HUMAN CAPITAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT INCENTIVE EFFECTS INCOME INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT INFORMAL ECONOMY INNOVATION INSTITUTIONAL BARRIERS INSTITUTIONAL CONSTRAINTS INSURANCE INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION INVENTORY INVESTING INVESTMENT DECISIONS INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES INVESTMENT RATES JOB CREATION LABOR MARKET LAW ENFORCEMENT LEGAL FRAMEWORKS LOAN LOCAL MARKET MANAGERIAL SKILLS MARKET CONSTRAINTS MENU MICRO-CREDIT MICRO-DATA MICROCREDIT MICROENTERPRISES MICROFINANCE MICROFINANCE INSTITUTION MICROFINANCE LOANS MONEY LENDERS NUMBER OF VISITORS OUTPUTS PHONE PHYSICAL CAPITAL INVESTMENTS POVERTY ALLEVIATION PRIVATE SECTORS PRODUCTIVITY RAPID EXPANSION RE-INVESTMENT REMITTANCES REPUTATION RESULT RETURN RISK AVERSE RISK AVERSION RISK-AVERSE INDIVIDUALS SAVINGS SMALL BUSINESSES SMALL ENTERPRISES SMALL FIRM SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL NETWORKS SUPERMARKETS TAX TAXATION TELECOMMUNICATION TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY TRANSMISSION TRUST FUND WORKING HOURS WORLD ECONOMY
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/895161468337243229/Unlocking-potential-tackling-economic-institutional-and-social-constraints-of-informal-entrepreneurship-in-Sub-Saharan-Africa-main-findings-and-policy-conclusions
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26878

Unlocking Potential : Tackling Economic, Institutional and Social Constraints of Informal Entrepreneurship in Sub-Saharan Africa

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