Rethinking Indonesia's Informal Sector

Article uses Indonesian case study

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Published: 5 November 2015

• Country: Indonesia
• Document Type: Journal Article
• Theme: Governance and Conflict
• Authors: Rothenberg, A.D., Gaduh, A., Burger, N.E,., Chazali, C, Tjandraningsih, I., Radikun, R., Sutera, C, Welant, S.

Abstract

This research was funded under the Private Enterprise Development in Low-Income Countries (PEDL) Programme

Article reviews the competing theories about the causes of informality in developing countries and uses new data to determine which theory best explains the persistence and scale of Indonesia’s informal sector.

Citation

Rothenberg, A.D., Gaduh, A., Burger, N.E., Chazali, C., Tjandraningsih, I., Radikun, R., Sutera, C., Welant, S. Rethinking Indonesia’s Informal Sector. World Development Vol. 80, (2016) pp 96-113

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Rethinking Indonesia’s Informal Sector

Published 5 November 2015