Title: The importance of the informal economy for local economic development (LED) in Africa

Authors: Hobson, Emma Wadie

Place: [Pretoria]

Publisher: Local economic development network of Africa (LEDNA)

Year: 2011

Journal: Knowledge brief

Volume: 2

PAGE: --

Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Keywords: local government, economic development, development planning, informal sector, employment, income, poverty alleviation, africa south of sahara

Abstract: This short paper argues that LED strategies can only succeed by taking the informal sector into account. Simultaneously, the LED process provides a major opportunity for improving the performance of the informal sector in Africa in terms of income generation and employment for the poor.

URL: http://ledna.org/sites/default/files/the_importance_of_the_informal_economy_for_local_economic_development_in_africa.pdf

Document type: Portal