Micro-entreprises a ouagadougou: analyse et strategie de developpement

Carrizo A.

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: This study provides a comprehensive review of the urban informal sector economic activities in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, their contributions to employment and its potential for expansion. In analysing the results of a survey conducted in 1977 on 29 occupational categories within six economic sectors (manufacture, crafts, small trade, transport, construction and services), substantial reference is made to specify aspects such as assets, income investment, technology, skills, commercialisation and labour absorption. The author suggests that the informal sector expansion is limited by the lack of access to credit, high costs of raw materials, high taxes, low skills qualifications and low demand. The author discusses existing norms and institutions related to the informal sector activities and recommends the reformulation of government policies, aimed at creating more favourable productive conditions to microenterprises.

Keywords: urban area; informal economy; microenterprise; survey area; research method; small scale industry.; microenterprise; institutional framework; legal aspect; credit.; statistical table; zone urbaine; économie informelle; micro entreprise; zone d'enquête; méthode de recherche; petite industrie; micro entreprise; cadre institutionnel; aspect juridique; crédit; tableau statistique; zona urbana; economía informal; microempresa; área de encuesta; método de investigación; pequeña industria; microempresa; organización institucional; aspecto jurídico; crédito; cuadros estadísticos (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 117 P. pages
Date: 1986
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Published in Programme Mondial de l'Emploi. WEP 2-19, Urbanisation, Secteur Informel et Emploi

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