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Informal-Formal Linkages and Informal Enterprise Performance in Urban West Africa

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  • Rainer Thiele

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  • Marcus Böhme & Rainer Thiele, 2012. "Informal-Formal Linkages and Informal Enterprise Performance in Urban West Africa," World Bank Publications - Reports 26787, The World Bank Group.
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