The Informal Economy In Sub Saharan Africa
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The Informal Economy In Sub Saharan Africa
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Author : Leandro Medina
language : en
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Release Date : 2017-07-10
The Informal Economy In Sub Saharan Africa written by Leandro Medina and has been published by International Monetary Fund this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-10 with Business & Economics categories.
The multiple indicator-multiple cause (MIMIC) method is a well-established tool for measuring informal economic activity. However, it has been criticized because GDP is used both as a cause and indicator variable. To address this issue, this paper applies for the first time the light intensity approach (instead of GDP). It also uses the Predictive Mean Matching (PMM) method to estimate the size of the informal economy for Sub-Saharan African countries over 24 years. Results suggest that informal economy in Sub-Saharan Africa remains among the largest in the world, although this share has been very gradually declining. It also finds significant heterogeneity, with informality ranging from a low of 20 to 25 percent in Mauritius, South Africa and Namibia to a high of 50 to 65 percent in Benin, Tanzania and Nigeria.
Informal Sector In Sub Saharan Africa
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Author : Jantjie Xaba
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
Informal Sector In Sub Saharan Africa written by Jantjie Xaba and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Informal sector (Economics) categories.
Social Protection And Informal Workers In Sub Saharan Africa
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Author : Lone Riisgaard
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2021-11-24
Social Protection And Informal Workers In Sub Saharan Africa written by Lone Riisgaard and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-24 with Science categories.
The promotion of social protection in Sub-Saharan Africa happens in a context where informal labour markets constitute the norm, and where most workers live uncertain livelihoods with very limited access to official social protection. The dominant social protection agenda and the associated literature come with an almost exclusive focus on donor and state programmes even if their coverage is limited to small parts of the populations – and in no way stands measure to the needs. In these circumstances, people depend on other means of protection and cushioning against risks and vulnerabilities including different forms of collective self-organizing providing alternative forms of social protection. These informal, bottom-up forms of social protection are at a nascent stage of social protection discussions and little is known about the extent or models of these informal mechanisms. This book seeks to fill this gap by focusing on three important sectors of informal work, namely: transport, construction, and micro-trade in Kenya and Tanzania. It explores how the global social protection agenda interacts with informal contexts and how it fits with the actual realities of the informal workers. Consequently, the authors examine and compare the social protection models conceptualized and implemented ‘from above’ by the public authorities in Tanzania and Kenya with social protection mechanisms ‘from below’ by the informal workers own collective associations. The book will be of interest to academics in International Development Studies, Political Economy, and African Studies, as well as development practitioners and policy communities.
Innovation Entrepreneurship And The Informal Economy In Sub Saharan Africa
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Author : Ayodotun Stephen Ibidunni
language : en
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Release Date : 2024-01-31
Innovation Entrepreneurship And The Informal Economy In Sub Saharan Africa written by Ayodotun Stephen Ibidunni and has been published by Palgrave Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-01-31 with Business & Economics categories.
Set against the backdrop of a rising population in Africa and the lowering opportunities for white collar jobs, as well as the continent’s limited access to resources, this edited collection demystifies the interconnectedness between the factors and actors involved with innovation and entrepreneurship development in sub-Saharan Africa’s (SSA) informal economy for more effective, result-oriented outcomes. Exposing the underlying motivations that define uniqueness in Africa’s innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem, particularly in the informal sector, the editors argue that there is a significant knowledge gap that this book seeks to fill, concerning institutionalization, motivational factors and the harnessing of the innovative potentials of Africa’s informal sector entrepreneurs and their supporting role in achieving a more sustainable African region By identifying patterns of domesticating entrepreneurship theories and showcasing the latest research, the book covers a wide array of topics that discuss a multidisciplinary and multicultural perspective to entrepreneurship theory and practices in Africa. In this way the book contributes to the goals of SDG 9 ('Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation') in Africa.
Improving Skills Development In The Informal Sector
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Author : Arvil V. Adams
language : en
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Release Date : 2013-07-18
Improving Skills Development In The Informal Sector written by Arvil V. Adams and has been published by World Bank Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-07-18 with Education categories.
This book uses household surveys in five countries of Sub-Saharan Africa to describe employment off the farm in the region s growing informal sector and assesses how different forms of education and training, including apprenticeships, influence choices in employment and earnings.
Economic Growth And Poverty Reduction In Sub Saharan Africa
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Author : Andrew D. McKay
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2015
Economic Growth And Poverty Reduction In Sub Saharan Africa written by Andrew D. McKay and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Business & Economics categories.
Based on the results of a major collaborative research project led by the African Economics Research Consortium.
Africa S Informal Workers
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Author : Ilda Lindell
language : en
Publisher: Zed Books Ltd.
Release Date : 2013-04-04
Africa S Informal Workers written by Ilda Lindell and has been published by Zed Books Ltd. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04-04 with Business & Economics categories.
Africa's Informal Workers is a vigorous examination of the informalization and casualization of work, which is changing livelihoods in Africa and beyond. Gathering cases from nine countries and cities across sub-Saharan Africa, and from a range of sectors, this volume goes beyond the usual focus on household ‘coping strategies’ and individual agency, addressing the growing number of collective organizations through which informal workers make themselves visible and articulate their demands and interests. The emerging picture is that of a highly diverse landscape of organized actors, providing grounds for tension but also opportunities for alliance. The collection examines attempts at organizing across the formal-informal work spheres, and explores the novel trend of transnational organizing by informal workers. Part of the ground-breaking Africa Now series, Africa’s Informal Workers is a timely exploration of deep, ongoing economic, political and social transformations.
Informality And Gender Gaps Going Hand In Hand
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Author : Vivian Malta
language : en
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Release Date : 2019-05-23
Informality And Gender Gaps Going Hand In Hand written by Vivian Malta and has been published by International Monetary Fund this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-05-23 with Social Science categories.
In sub-Saharan Africa women work relatively more in the informal sector than men. Many factors could explain this difference, including women’s lower education levels, legal barriers, social norms and demographic characteristics. Cross-country comparisons indicate strong associations between gender gaps and higher female informality. This paper uses microdata from Senegal to assess the probability of a worker being informal, and our main findings are: (i) in urban areas, being a woman increases this probability by 8.5 percent; (ii) education is usually more relevant for women; (iii) having kids reduces men’s probability of being informal but increases women’s.
The Legal Empowerment Agenda
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Author : Dan Banik
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-12-05
The Legal Empowerment Agenda written by Dan Banik and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-12-05 with Political Science categories.
Despite providing society with a set of crucial services, large groups of workers in the informal economy are subject to exclusion and discrimination, and their lives are characterised by various types of vulnerabilities and deprivations that result from the denial of social, economic, political and legal protection. Although not new to the development vocabulary, the informal economy has received renewed attention in recent years largely due to the ILO's 'decent work' agenda and various efforts to promote 'legal empowerment of the poor'. With an explicit focus on labour rights, the book focuses on a nuanced understanding of the regulatory and operational challenges and dilemmas related to implementing the two approaches in selected countries in sub-Saharan Africa. In addition to analyzing structures and relations of power between the formal and the informal economies, the book critically discusses the work of governments, civil society organizations and the poor themselves to address the daily challenges of living in the informal economy.
Covid 19 And The Informal Economy
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Author : Jürgen Schwettmann
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020
Covid 19 And The Informal Economy written by Jürgen Schwettmann and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with categories.