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Extending Pension Coverage to the Informal Sector in Africa

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  • Melis Guven, 2019. "Extending Pension Coverage to the Informal Sector in Africa," World Bank Publications - Reports 32179, The World Bank Group.
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    1. Grimm, Michael & Knorringa, Peter & Lay, Jann, 2012. "Constrained Gazelles: High Potentials in West Africa’s Informal Economy," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 40(7), pages 1352-1368.
    2. Richard Hinz & Robert Holzmann & David Tuesta & Noriyuki Takayama, 2013. "Matching Contributions for Pensions : A Review of International Experience," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 11968, April.
    3. Wouter Van Ginneken, 1999. "Social Security for the Informal Sector: A New Challenge for the Developing Countries," International Social Security Review, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 52(1), pages 49-69.
    4. World Bank, 2008. "The World Bank Pension Conceptual Framework," World Bank Publications - Reports 11139, The World Bank Group.
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