LEADER 03097oam 22007455 450 001 9910815939603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-29351-6 010 $a9786612293511 010 $a0-8213-7997-6 024 7 $a10.1596/978-0-8213-7996-7 035 $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(The World Bank)ocn318872456 035 $a(US-djbf)15738380 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000005676 100 $a20090514d2009 uf 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aEconomic informality : $ecauses, costs, and policies : a literature survey /$fAna Maria Oviedo, Mark R. Thomas, Kamer Karakurum-Ozdemir 210 1$aWashington, D.C. :$cWorld Bank,$dc2009. 215 $avi, 42 pages $cillustrations ;$d26 cm 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 e-Library. 410 0$aWorld Bank working paper ;$vno. 167. 606 $aInformal sector (Economics) 606 $aEconomic development 615 0$aInformal sector (Economics) 615 0$aEconomic development. 676 $a330 700 $aOviedo$b Ana Maria$01676680 701 $aThomas$b Mark R$g(Mark Roland),$f1966-$01676681 701 $aKarakurum-O?zdemir$b Kamer$01676682 712 02$aWorld Bank. 801 0$bDLC 801 1$bDLC 801 2$bBTCTA 801 2$bC#P 801 2$bOCLCA 801 2$bBWX 801 2$bYDXCP 801 2$bCDX 801 2$bDLC 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910815939603321 996 $aEconomic informality$94043024 997 $aUNINA