Informality, Trade Policies and Smuggling in West Africa

Informality, Trade Policies and Smuggling in West Africa

In West Africa, recorded intra-regional trade is small but informal cross-border trade (ICBT) is pervasive, despite regional integration schemes intended to promote official trade. We argue that ICBT must be understood in light of two features of West African national boundaries: divergent economic...

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Main Authors: Benjamin, Nancy, Golub, Stephen, Mbaye, Ahmadou Aly
Format: Journal Article
Language:en_US
Published: Taylor and Francis 2015
Subjects:
regional integration
informality
regional trade
import barriers
trade policy
taxation
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23523

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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23523

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