Supply-Side Economics of a Good Type: Supporting and Expanding South Africa’s Informal Economy
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informal sector; developing country; South Africa; employment;All these keywords.
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-DEV-2025-03-10 (Development)
- NEP-IUE-2025-03-10 (Informal and Underground Economics)
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