Characteristics of the Workers in the Urban InformalSector of Pakistan

Abdul Razzaq Kemal and Zafar Mahmood ()

No 1998:160, PIDE-Working Papers from Pakistan Institute of Development Economics

Abstract: The urban informal sector of Pakistan is both large and growing rapidly, covering host of different activities. To understand the development-oriented and job-promoting character of the informal sector, it is useful to have knowledge about the characteristics of self-employed, who manage and promote this sector. This report analyses the basic characteristics of self-employed and the factors, which influence their decision to start an informal sector enterprise. The knowledge about the characteristics and the factors contributing in decision-making has been utilized by this report to suggest a set of policies to policy-makers who wants to work out a programme of self-employment promotion.

Pages: 29 pages
Date: 1998
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