Surviving in the city : the urban informal sector in Latin America

Author(s)

• Thomas, J. J.

Bibliographic Information

Surviving in the city : the urban informal sector in Latin America

J.J. Thomas

（Critical studies on Latin America）

Pluto Press, 1995

• : pbk

Note

Bibliography: p. 131-150

Includes indexes

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

ISBN 9780745308272

Description

Examines the argument that the informal sector economy in Latin America is desirable in order to provide a breeding ground for entrepreneurs. The text addresses key issues such as social protection, housing and debt crisis, structural adjustment, poverty, gender and social protection.

Table of Contents

• Part 1 Surviving in the city: introduction
• modernisation, the debt crisis and structural adjustment
• informality and the urban informal sector
• structure of the book. Part 2 The urban informal sector - what is it and how large is it?: introduction
• the definition of the urban informal sector
• the size of the urban informal sector
• links between the urban informal sector and the urban formal sector
• conclusions
• appendix - a country list of studies of the urban informal sector in Latin America. Part 3 Social and economic problems facing the urban informal sector: introduction
• the link between the urban informal sector and poverty
• gender and the urban informal sector
• children and the urban informal sector
• social protection and the urban informal sector
• housing and the urban informal sector
• conclusions. Part 4 The future of the urban informal sector in Latin America
• the future of the urban informal sector - growth or decline?
• supply-side measures (1) - education and training
• supply-side measures (2) - savings and credit
• increasing the demand for the output of the urban informal sector
• removing bureaucracy: more urban informal sector, more urban formal sector, or more of both?
• conclusions.

Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780745308289

Description

Examines the argument that the informal sector economy in Latin America is desirable in order to provide a breeding ground for entrepreneurs. The text addresses key issues such as social protection, housing and debt crisis, structural adjustment, poverty, gender and social protection.

Table of Contents

• Part 1 Surviving in the city: introduction
• modernisation, the debt crisis and structural adjustment
• informality and the urban informal sector
• structure of the book. Part 2 The urban informal sector - what is it and how large is it?: introduction
• the definition of the urban informal sector
• the size of the urban informal sector
• links between the urban informal sector and the urban formal sector
• conclusions
• appendix - a country list of studies of the urban informal sector in Latin America. Part 3 Social and economic problems facing the urban informal sector: introduction
• the link between the urban informal sector and poverty
• gender and the urban informal sector
• children and the urban informal sector
• social protection and the urban informal sector
• housing and the urban informal sector
• conclusions. Part 4 The future of the urban informal sector in Latin America
• the future of the urban informal sector - growth or decline?
• supply-side measures (1) - education and training
• supply-side measures (2) - savings and credit
• increasing the demand for the output of the urban informal sector
• removing bureaucracy: more urban informal sector, more urban formal sector, or more of both?
• conclusions.

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA28054961
• ISBN:
  • 0745308279
  • 0745308287
• LCCN: 95003549
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London ; East Haven, Conn.
• Pages/Volumes: xvi, 156 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : HD2346.L38
  • DC20 : 330
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Informal sector (Economics) -- Latin America
  • LCSH : Urbanization -- Latin America
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA2557164X