Regulation and the informal economy : microenterprises in Chile, Ecuador, and Jamaica / edited by V ictor E. Tokman, Emilio Klein. - Boulder : L. Rienner Publishers, 1996. - vi, 211 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-206) and index.

A comparative view of regulations and informality / Emilio Klein and Victor E. Tokman -- Microenterprises and the informal sector in the Santiago metropolitan area / Guillermo Wormald and Jorge Rozas -- The operation of small enterprises and the institutional framework in Ecuador / Roberto Roggiero [and others] -- Out of the shadows : the institutional framework and small-scale manufacturing enterprises in Jamaica / Patricia Anderson.

"Surveys enterprises with less than 10 employees and low capitalization. Describes tax and labor laws and finds common patterns across the three countries: males predominate among owners, women among workers and self-employed; and higher education is associated with larger, better-capitalized firms"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57. http://www.loc.gov/hlas

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Small business--Chile.
Small business--Law and legislation--Chile.
Small business--Ecuador.
Small business--Law and legislation--Ecuador.
Small business--Jamaica.
Small business--Law and legislation--Jamaica.
Petites et moyennes entreprises--Chili.
Petites et moyennes entreprises--Droit--Chili.
Petites et moyennes entreprises-- Equateur.
Petites et moyennes entreprises--Droit-- Equateur.
Petites et moyennes entreprises--Jama ique.
Petites et moyennes entreprises--Droit--Jama ique.
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Small business.
Small business--Law and legislation.
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bibliography.
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petite entreprise.
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droit des soci et es.
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commentaire.
Chili.
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dimension de l'entreprise.
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syst eme fiscal.
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Jamaica.
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Ecuador
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Ecuador.
Jamaika.
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