Informal entrepreneurship (IE) has received increased recognition because of its theoretical
distinctiveness and practical relevance. However, the burgeoning literature on IE is difficult …

This paper reviews competing theories about the causes of informality in developing
countries and uses new data to determine which theory best explains the persistence and …

Efforts to bring informal firms into the formal sector are often based on a view that this will
bring benefits to the firms themselves, or at least benefit governments through increasing the …

This chapter reviews the recent literature in economics on small-scale entrepreneurship (“
microentrepreneurship”) in low-income countries. Major topics in the literature include the …

Governments and policymakers promote formalization through various interventions ranging
from simplifying registration procedures to increasing law enforcement. Despite these efforts …

Purpose This paper aims to encapsulate the gendered support and hindering factors along
with the role of the state experienced by Delhi-based women entrepreneurs in setting …

Developing country governments seek to reduce the pervasive informality of firms for
multiple reasons: increasing the tax base, helping firms access formal markets and grow …

The contractual, single-exchange framework in Coase (1960) contains the implicit
assumption that exchange in property rights does not affect future transaction (ie, trading) …

The concept of formalization has long underpinned policy interventions and measures
intended to connect informal entities with state institutions or formal economic structures …

In the past, the question whether formalization and internal control systems can be
employed by firms as anti-corruption measures has received little attention. Based on a …