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Micro-entreprises du secteur informel a Tunis; obstacles de caractere legal et institutionnel

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Based on a survey of 60 economic units in Tunis, scattered in the sectors of production services, commerce, transport and construction, the study attempts to determine to what extent rules and economic activities are followed by economic legislation operators. Special reference is made to social and fiscal laws as well as to regulations set up by local authorities. The aim is to demonstrate that small entrepreneurs have the capacity to absorb the "costs of legalisation" of their own enterprise. The study also stresses the effort to be made at the level of official policy in order to create a favourable environment for small enterprise development. Priority areas for intervention would include: alleviation of actual legislation, dissemination of supporting programmes for small enterprises and reduction of administrative costs linked to these programmes.

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  • Ferchiou R., 1990. "Micro-entreprises du secteur informel a Tunis; obstacles de caractere legal et institutionnel," ILO Working Papers 992752853402676, International Labour Organization.
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