The quest of formalisation: The case of female-led MSMEs in Senegal
(2022) EKHK18 20221Department of Economic History
- Abstract
- The informal sector is a widespread issue that affects many countries. Senegal, possessing a large informal sector, presents a special case because the government has been favourable for formalisation with initiatives to make it easier for entrepreneurs to formalise and the country possesses an advantageous environment for it to succeed. There are more female entrepreneurs doing business in the informal sector than male entrepreneurs. Although Senegal has not been short in helping their female entrepreneurs, there is a lack of female entrepreneurs that formalise. This paper employs a quantitative and qualitative approach of an analytical narrative framework in order to analyse what factors are making formalisation more difficult for... (More)
- The informal sector is a widespread issue that affects many countries. Senegal, possessing a large informal sector, presents a special case because the government has been favourable for formalisation with initiatives to make it easier for entrepreneurs to formalise and the country possesses an advantageous environment for it to succeed. There are more female entrepreneurs doing business in the informal sector than male entrepreneurs. Although Senegal has not been short in helping their female entrepreneurs, there is a lack of female entrepreneurs that formalise. This paper employs a quantitative and qualitative approach of an analytical narrative framework in order to analyse what factors are making formalisation more difficult for informal female entrepreneurs in Senegal. The research question is “What are the underlying factors that make formalisation of female-led MSMEs more difficult in Senegal?” and with the help of a distinction between factors, demand and structural factors, the thesis will come to the conclusion that education and the lack of information is the most pressing factor.
Key words: Informal sector, Female-led MSMEs, Senegal, demand factors, structural factors (Less)
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- author
- Fall, Maguette LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- EKHK18 20221
- year
- 2022
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Informal sector, Female-led MSMEs, Senegal, demand factors, structural factors
- language
- English
- id
- 9112375
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- 2023-06-09 12:21:28
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abstract = {{The informal sector is a widespread issue that affects many countries. Senegal, possessing a large informal sector, presents a special case because the government has been favourable for formalisation with initiatives to make it easier for entrepreneurs to formalise and the country possesses an advantageous environment for it to succeed. There are more female entrepreneurs doing business in the informal sector than male entrepreneurs. Although Senegal has not been short in helping their female entrepreneurs, there is a lack of female entrepreneurs that formalise. This paper employs a quantitative and qualitative approach of an analytical narrative framework in order to analyse what factors are making formalisation more difficult for informal female entrepreneurs in Senegal. The research question is “What are the underlying factors that make formalisation of female-led MSMEs more difficult in Senegal?” and with the help of a distinction between factors, demand and structural factors, the thesis will come to the conclusion that education and the lack of information is the most pressing factor.
Key words: Informal sector, Female-led MSMEs, Senegal, demand factors, structural factors}},
author = {{Fall, Maguette}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{The quest of formalisation: The case of female-led MSMEs in Senegal}},
year = {{2022}},
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