Informal Labour Markets and Development

Name: Informal Labour Markets and Development
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ISBN: 9781403987556

ISBN-10: 1403987556

ISBN-13: 9781403987556

Edition: 2006

Authors: Basudeb Guha-Khasnobis, Ravi Kanbur, Ravi Kanbur

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This book presents significant new research on the informal labour markets of developing countries. Examining the critical role of informal labour markets in allowing countries to adjust successfully to the forces of globalization, this volume also brings to the fore a number of problems associated with the expansion of informal employment, such as poor working conditions, the lack of worker protection and the proliferation of urban slums. Comprising theoretical and empirical case studies from Africa, Asia, Central Europe and Latin America, it facilitates comparisons across developing countries from diverse geographical areas.

Book details

List price: $129.99
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Limited
Publication date: 7/11/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 265
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.69" tall
Weight: 1.056
Language: English

Ravi Kanbur is T. H. Lee Professor of World Affairs and Professor of Economics at Cornell University.



List of Figures


List of Tables


Foreword



Acknowledgements


Notes on the Contributors


List of Abbreviations and Acronyms



Introduction: Informal Labour Markets and Development




Economic Reform and Informal Labour Markets



Globalization, Reform and the Informal Sector




Trade Reforms and Informalization: Getting Behind Jobless Growth in India




Evasive Reform: Informalization in a Liberalized Economy with Wage-setting Unions




Township and Village Enterprises and Employment Generation in China




The Informal Sector During Crisis and Transition




Survival Strategies of the Urban Poor



An Investigation of the Labour Market Earnings in Deprived Areas: Evaluating the Sources of Earning Differentials in the Slums




Urban Informal Sector and Networks: A Case Study of Delhi Slum Dwellers




Inter- and Intra-household Linkages between the Informal and Formal Sectors: A Case Study for Urban Burkina Faso




Skill Requirements, Earnings and Labour Demand in Nigeria's Urban Informal Sector




Survival Strategy and the Importance of the Informal Sector for Urban Poor Families: A Case Study of Jakarta




Public Policies to Promote Productive Occupation and Increase Formality Among the Moderate Poor: The Mexican Agenda



Index