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Calibrating Informal Cross-Border Trade in Southern Africa /

The study demonstrates that informal cross-border is a complex phenomenon and not uniform across the region, or even through border posts of the same country. However, the overall volume of trade, duties paid and VAT foregone, as well as the types of goods and where they are produced, indicate that...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Peberdy, Sally (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: [Waterloo, Ontario] : International Migration Research Centre (IMRC), 2015.
Collection:Migration policy series ; no. 69.
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Table des matières:
  • Executive summary
  • Introduction
  • Methodology: Counting ; Border monitoring ; Origin and destination survey
  • A profile of ICBT entrepreneurs
  • Purpose of trade
  • Types and values of traded goods: Clothing ; Household and other goods ; Handicrafts ; Value of goods
  • Conducting business
  • Financial transactions at borders
  • Treatment at the border
  • Conclusion
  • Endnotes.