The Urban Informal Sector in Developing Countries
Author | : S. V. Sethuraman |
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Total Pages | : 246 |
Release | : 1981 |
Genre | : Social Science |
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Author | : S. V. Sethuraman |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 246 |
Release | : 1981 |
Genre | : Social Science |
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Total Pages | : 225 |
Release | : 1981 |
Genre | : Informal sector (Economics) |
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Author | : Jean-Pierre Cling |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 390 |
Release | : 2014-08-21 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1317912225 |
Informality is ubiquitous in most developing countries. Understanding the informal economy is therefore of utmost importance from a political, economic and social point of view. Paradoxically, despite its economic importance, knowledge is extremely limited regarding the informal economy. It remains largely unrecognized by researchers, is neglected by politicians, and is even negatively perceived as it is meant to disappear with development. This book aims to amend this situation by presenting recent high level research which studies the informal sector and informal employment. Fresh research into this subject is presented through empirical analysis which covers Asia, Africa and Latin America. Each chapter relies on data and a detailed knowledge of the context of the countries studied in order to question the dominant schools of thought on the origins and causes of informality. The results provide interesting insights into the constraints faced by informal workers, the dynamics of the informal economy and its link with poverty issues. On the basis of the evidences provided by results adequate policies could be defined to address informality issues. The principal characteristics of the informal sector testify to some profound similarities between developing countries: low qualifications and the precariousness of jobs, mediocre incomes and working conditions, atomization of production units and lack of articulation with the formal economy, etc. This general statement does not contradict the observation that there is a high level of heterogeneity in the sector and in informal employment within each country, confirmed by several chapters in this work. In the absence of a sufficient number of job creations, the informal sector essentially constitutes a refuge for workers seeking and is here to stay in the short and medium term, even in emerging countries.
Author | : Franziska Ohnsorge |
Publisher | : World Bank Publications |
Total Pages | : 397 |
Release | : 2022-02-09 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1464817545 |
A large percentage of workers and firms operate in the informal economy, outside the line of sight of governments in emerging market and developing economies. This may hold back the recovery in these economies from the deep recessions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic--unless governments adopt a broad set of policies to address the challenges of widespread informality. This study is the first comprehensive analysis of the extent of informality and its implications for a durable economic recovery and for long-term development. It finds that pervasive informality is associated with significantly weaker economic outcomes--including lower government resources to combat recessions, lower per capita incomes, greater poverty, less financial development, and weaker investment and productivity.
Author | : Kenneth J. King |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 51 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : Occupational training |
ISBN | : 9789221059790 |
Author | : Jütting Johannes |
Publisher | : OECD Publishing |
Total Pages | : 167 |
Release | : 2009-03-24 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9264059245 |
Provides evidence for policy makers on how to deal with informal employment in developing and developed countries alike.
Author | : Bishwapriya Sanyal |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 104 |
Release | : 1986 |
Genre | : Government publications |
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Total Pages | : 144 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Informal sector (Economics) |
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Author | : Martha Chen |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 323 |
Release | : 2020-07-14 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 0429575386 |
This landmark volume brings together leading scholars in the field to investigate recent conceptual shifts, research findings and policy debates on the informal economy as well as future challenges and directions for research and policy. Well over half of the global workforce and the vast majority of the workforce in developing countries work in the informal economy, and in countries around the world new forms of informal employment are emerging. Yet the informal workforce is not well understood, remains undervalued and is widely stigmatised. Contributors to the volume bridge a range of disciplinary perspectives including anthropology, development economics, law, political science, social policy, sociology, statistics, urban planning and design. The Informal Economy Revisited also focuses on specific groups of informal workers, including home-based workers, street vendors and waste pickers, to provide a grounded insight into disciplinary debates. Ultimately, the book calls for a paradigm shift in how the informal economy is perceived to reflect the realities of informal work in the Global South, as well as the informal practices of the state and capital, not just labour. The Informal Economy Revisited is the culmination of 20 years of pioneering work by WIEGO (Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing), a global network of researchers, development practitioners and organisations of informal workers in 90 countries. Researchers, practitioners, policy-makers and advocates will all find this book an invaluable guide to the significance and complexities of the informal economy, and its role in today’s globalised economy. The Open Access version of this book, available at https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9780429200724, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license
Author | : Sarbajit Chaudhuri |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 246 |
Release | : 2009-10-15 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1441911944 |
This book provides insight into the diverse aspects of the informal sector, its role in the context of unemployment, child labor, globalization and environment, as well as its multi-faceted interaction with the other sectors of the economy.