Informal labour markets and development /

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Imprint:	Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.
Description:	xviii, 265 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Studies in development economics and policy
Subject:	Informal sector (Economics) -- Developing countries -- Congresses. Labor market -- Developing countries -- Congresses. Structural adjustment (Economic policy) -- Developing countries -- Congresses. Informal sector (Economics) Labor market. Structural adjustment (Economic policy) Developing countries. Conference papers and proceedings.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6114447

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Other authors / contributors:	Guha-Khasnobis, Basudeb. Kanbur, S. M. Ravi, 1954- World Institute for Development Economics Research. Sweden. Expert Group on Development Issues.
ISBN:	1403987556 (cloth) 9781403987556
Notes:	"Originally presented at a conference organized in Helsinki in September 2004 by the World Institute for Development Economics Research of the United Nations University (UNU-WIDER) in collaboration with the Expert Group on Development Issues (EGDI) at the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs" -- Foreword. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents:

List of Figures
List of Tables
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Notes on the Contributors
List of Abbreviations and Acronyms
1. Introduction: Informal Labour Markets and Development
Part I. Economic Reform and Informal Labour Markets
2. Globalization, Reform and the Informal Sector
3. Trade Reforms and Informalization: Getting Behind Jobless Growth in India
4. Evasive Reform: Informalization in a Liberalized Economy with Wage-setting Unions
5. Township and Village Enterprises and Employment Generation in China
6. The Informal Sector During Crisis and Transition
Part II. Survival Strategies of the Urban Poor
7. An Investigation of the Labour Market Earnings in Deprived Areas: Evaluating the Sources of Earning Differentials in the Slums
8. Urban Informal Sector and Networks: A Case Study of Delhi Slum Dwellers
9. Inter- and Intra-household Linkages between the Informal and Formal Sectors: A Case Study for Urban Burkina Faso
10. Skill Requirements, Earnings and Labour Demand in Nigeria's Urban Informal Sector
11. Survival Strategy and the Importance of the Informal Sector for Urban Poor Families: A Case Study of Jakarta
12. Public Policies to Promote Productive Occupation and Increase Formality Among the Moderate Poor: The Mexican Agenda
Index

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