Based on extensive interviews with informal importers and brokers in Cameroon, this paper explains why customs reform aimed at reducing fraud and corruption may be difficult to achieve. Informal traders and brokers (without licenses) follow various business models and practices, which are product-specific. Overall, what matters first are customs brokers' practices. Information asymmetries mark transactions between brokers and importers and are accompanied...
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2014/02/01
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政策研究报告
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WPS6788
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1
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2014/02/01
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Disclosed
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Customs, brokers, and informal sectors : a Cameroon case study
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quantitative assessment