A theoretical analysis of the informal sector
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2021, Journal of Policy ModelingCitation Excerpt :For instance, the informal sector uses output of the formal sector as intermediate input to produce also finished goods consumed by the households. Based on the sub-contracting informal-formal linkages, Ghosh and Sarkar (1989), Datta-Chaudhuri (1989) provided evidence that subsidizing the interest rates for the informal firms to easier access to credit tends to reduce production and employment in the formal industrial sector while it expands the informal sector. But in their models the urban informal sector is supposed to be able to absorb all the labour coming from the rural areas.
Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) in sub-Saharan Africa: Re-conceptualizing formalization and ‘illegal’ activity
2017, GeoforumCitation Excerpt :It would be naïve to assume, therefore, that these ideas are capable, on their own and without refinement, of explaining fully the exceptionally unique and arguably more complex ‘brand’ of informality that characterizes ASM today. The debates on informality that began to galvanize in the 1980s and 1990s (Roitman, 1990; Rauch, 1991; Gupta, 1993; Loayza, 1996; Chaudhuri, 1989; Tokman, 1989; Hemmer and Mannel, 1989; Feige, 1990) are also limited in their ability to explain certain phenomena in ASM. This body of analysis was equally restricted in its outlook, focusing mostly on the economic impact of the informal economy; was informed heavily by the experiences of urban dwellers, including their interactions in the markets they frequent and their day-to-day transactions; and was undertaken mainly with a view to determining the amount of tax governments are missing out on.
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