The reality of the informal economy in Algeria

Abstract

Lot of  developing countries are characterized by high levels of poverty  which is lead to precarious labor market and limited social protection system in the formal sector that lead most of individuals to go underground  to survive and meet their own.

So, many researchers attempted to interpret the informality, and  examine the strong relationalship between informality and poverty because of its potential in the absorption of the poor and weak category of the society,  where it is found that poverty is among the main incentives that force people to go underground when combined with low incomes .

The aim of this paper is to clarifythe nature, identify and the reality of the informal economy in Algeria.

Key words: algeria- informal economy –unemployment-informal sector.