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Characteristics of the Workers in the Urban InformalSector of Pakistan

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  • A. R. Kemal

    (planning commission of pakistan)

  • Zafar Mahmood

    (Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad)

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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.

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  • A. R. Kemal & Zafar Mahmood, 1998. "Characteristics of the Workers in the Urban InformalSector of Pakistan," PIDE-Working Papers 1998:160, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics.
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    1. Ayaz Ahmed, 1998. "Stock Market Interl inkages in Emerging Markets," PIDE-Working Papers 1998:159, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics.
    2. Abid Aman Burki, 1989. "Urban Informal Sector in Pakistan: Some Selected Issues," The Pakistan Development Review, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, vol. 28(4), pages 911-924.
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