Informal work is a strategy, not an accident
The informal economy is not a flaw in the system. It is its strength. What is missing is the digital tooling to support it.
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Informal economy
The informal market read as a strategy, not as an organisational failure. The mechanisms that work there — trust-based credit, tight stock, negotiated price — are processes, and the formal sector often has something to learn from them.
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The informal market: a strength, not a weakness
More than 80% of employment in Togo is informal. The strengths of this market — resilience, knowledge of the ground, a network of trust — are underrated.