Beyond regulation : the informal economy in Latin America

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Beyond regulation : the informal economy in Latin America

edited by Víctor E. Tokman

Lynne Rienner, 1992

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"A study prepared for the International Labour Office within the framework of the World Employment Programme" -- T.p

"This book is based on Más allá de la regulación : el sector informal en América Latina, published by PREALC, Santiago" -- T.p verso

Bibliography: p. 277-285

Includes index

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There has been much discussion in recent years about the legal and institutional obstacles to ""formalising"" the informal economies of Latin American countries, and it has been strongly maintained that government intervention through extreme regulation and bureaucratic constraints imposes high financial costs on the activities on informal producers. The authors of this book contest conventional wisdom, arguing, on the basis of research, that the costs imposed by the existing legal and regulatory framework are not nearly as great as is often claimed. Among the findings of the study are that there are semilegal (or semiillegal) activities in both the formal and informal sectors; that time and financial costs to the informal sector vary widely among countries, with no clear relationship to the legal/regulatory context; and that, while it is true that certain costs are caused by inadequate or useless formalities or regulations, others are legitimate and essential.

Table of Contents

  • The Informal Sector in Latin America - From Underground to Legality, V.E. Tokman. Part 1 Informality and Illegality: Informality and Ilegality, A False Identity - The Case of Bolivia, R. Casanovas
  • Illegality in the Urban Informal Sector of Mexico City, N. Elizondo. Part 2 The Cost of Legality: Barriers to Legality and Their Costs for the informal Sector, R.A. Lagos
  • Real vs. Ideal and the Brazilian Jeitinho - Microenterprise Registry Under the New Microenterprise Statue, J.W. Looye
  • The Costs of Becoming Legal for Informal Firms - the Case of Venezuela, V. Cartaya. Part 3 Regulation and Informality: Protection for the Informal Sector in Latin America and the Caribbean by Social Security or Alternative Means, C. Mesa-Lago
  • The Taxi Market in Chile - Regulation and Liberalization, 178-1987, M. Schkolnik
  • Consequences of the Legal and Regulatory Framework in Peru's Taxi Market, E. Chavez.

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