This landmark volume brings together leading scholars in the field to investigate recent conceptual shifts, research findings and policy debates on the informal

"This landmark volume brings together leading scholars in the field to investigate recent conceptual shifts, research findings and policy debates on the informa

The author develops a view of the informal sector in developing countries primarily as an unregulated micro-entrepreneurial sector and not as a disadvantaged re

This book provides insight into the diverse aspects of the informal sector, its role in the context of unemployment, child labor, globalization and environment,

Analyzes informality in Latin America, exploring root causes and reasons for and implications of its growth. This book uses two distinct but complementary lense