The Informal economy : studies in advanced and less developed countries

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The Informal economy : studies in advanced and less developed countries

edited by Alejandro Portes, Manuel Castells, and Lauren A. Benton

Johns Hopkins University Press, c1989

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ISBN 9780801837357

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A New York roofer requests payment in cash. A Bogota car mechanic sets up "shop" on a quiet side street. Four Mexican immigrants assemble semiconductors in a San Diego home. A Leningrad doctor sells needed medicine to a desperate patient. All are part of a growing worldwide phenomenon that is widely known but little understood. The informal or underground economy is thriving today, not only in the Third World countries where it was first reported and studied but also in Eastern Europe and the developed nations of the West. The Informal Economy is the first book to bring together studies from all three of these settings and to integrate them into a coherent theoretical framework. Taking an international perspective, the authors dispel a number of misconceptions about the informal economy. They make clear, for instance, that it is not solely a province of the poor. Cutting across social strata, it reflects a political and economic realignment between employers and workers and a shift in the regulatory mission of the government. Throughout, the authors' theoretical observations serve not only to unify material from diverse sources but also to map out directions for further research.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction Part I. Overview Chapter 1. World Underneath: The Origins, Dynamics, and Effects of the Informal Economy Part II. Urban Labor Markets Chapter 2. Employment Structure, Life Cycle, and Life Chances: Formal and Informal Sectors in Guadalajara Chapter 3. New York's Informal Economy Chapter 4. Informal Sector versus Informalized Labor Relations in Uruguay Chapter 5. The Articulation of Formal and Informal Sectors in the Economy of Bogota, Colombia Chapter 6. Miami's Two Informal Sectors Part III. Black Money, Black Markets Chapter 7. Cocaine, Informality, and the Urban Economy in La Paz, Bolivia Chapter 8. Informal Personal Incomes and Outlays of the Soviet Urban Population Part IV. Industrial Restructuring and the Informal Sector Chapter 9. Subcontracting and Employment Dynamics in Mexico City Chapter 10. The Informal Economy and the Development of Flexible Specialization in Emilia-Romagna Chapter 11. Informalization in the Valencian Economy: A Model for Underdevelopment Chapter 12. Industrial Subcontracting and the Informal Sector: The Politics of Restructuring in the Madrid Electronics Industry Part V. The Informal Sector and the State Chapter 13. Informalization at the Core: Hispanic Women, Homework, and the Advanced Capitalist State Chapter 14. Industrial Development, Ethnic Cleavages, and Employment Patterns: Penang State, Malaysia Chapter 15. The "British Experiment": Structural Adjustment or Accelerated Decline? Conclusion List of Contributors Index
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: pbk. ISBN 9780801837364

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A New York roofer requests payment in cash. A Bogota car mechanic sets up "shop" on a quiet side street. Four Mexican immigrants assemble semiconductors in a San Diego home. A Leningrad doctor sells needed medicine to a desperate patient. All are part of a growing worldwide phenomenon that is widely known but little understood. The informal or underground economy is thriving today, not only in the Third World countries where it was first reported and studied but also in Eastern Europe and the developed nations of the West. The Informal Economy is the first book to bring together studies from all three of these settings and to integrate them into a coherent theoretical framework. Taking an international perspective, the authors dispel a number of misconceptions about the informal economy. They make clear, for instance, that it is not solely a province of the poor. Cutting across social strata, it reflects a political and economic realignment between employers and workers and a shift in the regulatory mission of the government. Throughout, the authors' theoretical observations serve not only to unify material from diverse sources but also to map out directions for further research.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction Part I. Overview Chapter 1. World Underneath: The Origins, Dynamics, and Effects of the Informal Economy Part II. Urban Labor Markets Chapter 2. Employment Structure, Life Cycle, and Life Chances: Formal and Informal Sectors in Guadalajara Chapter 3. New York's Informal Economy Chapter 4. Informal Sector versus Informalized Labor Relations in Uruguay Chapter 5. The Articulation of Formal and Informal Sectors in the Economy of Bogota, Colombia Chapter 6. Miami's Two Informal Sectors Part III. Black Money, Black Markets Chapter 7. Cocaine, Informality, and the Urban Economy in La Paz, Bolivia Chapter 8. Informal Personal Incomes and Outlays of the Soviet Urban Population Part IV. Industrial Restructuring and the Informal Sector Chapter 9. Subcontracting and Employment Dynamics in Mexico City Chapter 10. The Informal Economy and the Development of Flexible Specialization in Emilia-Romagna Chapter 11. Informalization in the Valencian Economy: A Model for Underdevelopment Chapter 12. Industrial Subcontracting and the Informal Sector: The Politics of Restructuring in the Madrid Electronics Industry Part V. The Informal Sector and the State Chapter 13. Informalization at the Core: Hispanic Women, Homework, and the Advanced Capitalist State Chapter 14. Industrial Development, Ethnic Cleavages, and Employment Patterns: Penang State, Malaysia Chapter 15. The "British Experiment": Structural Adjustment or Accelerated Decline? Conclusion List of Contributors Index

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