Informal Labour Markets and Development

2006. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-1-4039-8755-6
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 265 Seiten, Format (B × H): 146 mm x 220 mm, Gewicht: 454 g

Reihe: Studies in Development Economics and Policy

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.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Guha-Khasnobis, B.

Kanbur, Ravi

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Figures List of Tables Foreword Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors List of Abbreviations and Acronyms Introduction: Informal Labour Markets and Development; B.Guha-Khasnobis & R.Kanbur PART 1: ECONOMIC REFORM AND INFORMAL LABOUR MARKETS Globalization, Reform and the Informal Sector; S.Marjit & D.S.Maiti Trade Reforms and Informalization: Getting Behind Jobless Growth in India; A.Sinha & C.Adam Evasive Reform: Informalization in a Liberalized Economy with Wage-setting Unions; I.Dasgupta & S.Marjit Township and Village Enterprises and Employment Generation in China; G.Wan & Y.Zhu The Informal Sector During Crisis and Transition; R.Dimova, I.N.Gang & J.S.Landon-Lane PART 2: 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; J.P.W.de Azevedo Urban Informal Sector and Networks: A Case Study of Delhi Slum Dwellers; A.Mitra Inter- and Intra-household Linkages between the Informal and Formal Sectors: A Case Study for Urban Burkina Faso; M.Grimm & I.Günther Skill Requirements, Earnings and Labour Demand in Nigeria's Urban Informal Sector; S.O.Olofin & A.O.Folawewo Survival Strategy and the Importance of the Informal Sector for Urban Poor Families: A Case Study of Jakarta; T.Tambunan Public Policies to Promote Productive Occupation and Increase Formality Among the Moderate Poor: The Mexican Agenda; E.Sojo & R.Villarreal

Über Autor(innen)

CHRISTOPHER ADAM Reader in Development Economics, University of Oxford, UK
JOÃN PEDRO W. DE AZEVEDO Research Associate, Brazilian Institute of Applied Economic Research (IPEA), Brazil
INDRANEEL DASGUPTA Reader, School of Economics, University of Nottingham, UK
RALITZA DIMOVA Lecturer, Economics and Finance Department, Brunel Business School, Brunel University, UK
ABIODUN O. FOLAWEWO Lecturer, Department of Economics, University of the West Indies, Jamaica
IRA N. GANG Professor of Economics, Rutgers University, USA
MICHAEL GRIMM Professor of Economics, University of Göttingen, Germany
ISABEL GÜNTHER Research Fellow and Teaching Assistant, Department of Economics, University of Göttingen, Germany
JOHN S. LANDON-LANE Assistant Professor of Economics, Rutgers University, USA
DUBYENDU S. MAITI Research Officer, Reserve Bank of India Endowment, Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, India
SUGATA MARJIT Reserve Bank of India Professor, Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, India and Professor of Economics, City University, Hong Kong
ARUP MITRA Professor, Institute of Economic Growth, India and Visiting Research Fellow, Institute of Developing Economies, Japan
SAM O. OLOFIN Professor of Economics and Director, Centre for Econometric and Allied Research (CEAR), University of Ibadan, Nigeria
ANUSHREE SINHA Senior Fellow and Chief Economist, NCAER, India
EDUARDO SOJO Co-ordinator, Cabinet for Economic and Social Areas, President of Mexico and Head, Office for PublicPolicies, Presidential Office, Mexico
TULUS TAMBUNAN Lecturer and Researcher, Faculty of Economics, University of Trisakti, Indonesia
ROBERTO VILLARREAL Head of Unit for Social and Regional Policies, Office for Public Policies, Presidential Office, Mexico
GUANGHUA WAN Senior Research Fellow and Programme and Project Director, UNU-WIDER, Finland
YUCHUN ZHU Associate Professor, College of Economics and Management, Northwest A&F University, China