Do Informal Firms Want to Formalize and Does It Help Them If They Do?
Most firms in developing countries are informal. Does it make sense for them to formalize? Hernando de Soto has famously argued that informal firms would like to be formal, only that burden some entry barriers prevent them. The result, spurred by t...
Main Authors: | Mel, Suresh de, McKenzie, David, Woodruff, Christopher |
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Format: | Brief |
Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2012
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Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/03/16240749/informal-firms-want-formalize-help http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10053 |
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