The Informal Economy in Francophone Africa

Erscheinungsjahr 2019
ISBN: 978-1-77582-224-0
Verlag: UCT Press

Buch, Englisch, 300 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

The informal sector is a major source of income and employment in all developing countries and particularly so in Africa. In low-income economies in Africa, the informal sector typically accounts for about half of aggregate output and some 90 per cent of employment. Although the informal sector is rural and urban, this book focuses on the urban informal sector, which is growing particularly fast and accounts for a large share of total informal employment. While the informal sector is receiving increasing attention in academic and policy realms, there is still much that remains unknown. This book sheds light on some important and previously understudied aspects of the urban informal sector, using case studies and surveys based on original data as well as interviews. It focuses mostly on francophone Africa, with particular attention to Senegal, Benin and Burkina Faso in West Africa, and Cameroon and Gabon in Central Africa. However, the book also includes comparisons to informal sectors in other countries in Africa and other regions.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Entwicklungspolitik, Nord-Süd Beziehungen
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Entwicklungsökonomie & Emerging Markets

Über Autor(innen)

Ahmadou Aly Mbaye is a Professor of Economics, and former Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Management, at the University Cheikh Anta Diop (UCAD) in Dakar, Senegal. He has written several publications in the area of Development Economics and on West Africa, especially Senegal, and has recently spearheaded studies on issues related to the informal sector and youth employment in Africa. He has also served as a consultant for many international organisations such as the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Stephen Golub is Franklin and Betty Barr Professor of Economics at Swarthmore College where he has taught Economics for 30 years. He has written numerous articles and co-authored the book Money Credit and Capital (McGraw Hill, 1989) with Nobel Prize-winning economist James Tobin. He has also served as a consultant to international organisations such as the United Nations, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.