Enhancing contributions of the informal sector to national development: The case of Uganda

Abdu Muwonge, Marios Obwona and Victoria Nambwaayo

No 54711, Occasional Papers from Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC)

Abstract: This study analyzes Uganda's informal sector size, contribution, formal-informal sector linkages, causes, constraints, and policies aimed at formalizing or enhancing its contribution. The methodology used involved a review of relevant policy documents, including UBOS's survey reports on the informal sector. Of particular relevance are the 2002/03 household survey (UNHS) which incorporated an informal sector module and the 2000/2001 Uganda Business Inquiry (UBI) and the 2001/2002 Uganda Business Register. the household surveys documenting the informal sector in Uganda define the informal sector as an enterprise employing less than 5 persons...

Keywords: Consumer/Household Economics; Industrial Organization; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Public Economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 30
Date: 2007
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.54711

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