LEADER 02831nam 2200637 a 450 001 9910457097703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-29351-6 010 $a9786612293511 010 $a0-8213-7997-6 035 $a(CKB)2550000000005676 035 $a(EBL)476197 035 $a(OCoLC)456904139 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000086444 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11111389 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000086444 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10026484 035 $a(PQKB)10104919 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC476197 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL476197 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10333716 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL229351 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000005676 100 $a20090514d2009 uf 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aEconomic informality$b[electronic resource] $ecauses, costs, and policies : a literature survey /$fAna Maria Oviedo, Mark R. Thomas, Kamer Karakurum-O?zdemir 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cWorld Bank$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (54 p.) 225 1 $aWorld Bank working paper,$x1726-5878 ;$vno. 167 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8213-7996-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aContents; Abstract; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. What Is Informal Economic Activity?; Boxes; 3. Causes and Costs of Informal Activities; Tables; Figures; 4. Policies to Reduce Informality; 5. Concluding Remarks; Appendix: Policy Table; References 330 $aThis survey assembles recent theoretical and empirical advances in the literature on economic informality and analyzes the causes and costs of informality in developed and developing economies. Using recent evidence, the survey discusses the nature and roots of informal economic activity across countries, distinguishing between informality as the result of "exclusion" and "exit." The survey provides an extensive review of recent international experience with policies aimed at reducing informality, in particular, policies that facilitate the formalization process, create a framework for the tra 410 0$aWorld Bank working paper ;$vno. 167. 606 $aInformal sector (Economics) 606 $aEconomic development 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aInformal sector (Economics) 615 0$aEconomic development. 676 $a330 700 $aOviedo$b Ana Mari?a$01043071 701 $aThomas$b Mark R$g(Mark Roland),$f1966-$01043072 701 $aKarakurum-O?zdemir$b Kamer$01043073 712 02$aWorld Bank. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910457097703321 996 $aEconomic informality$92467785 997 $aUNINA