The Informal Post-Socialist Economy: Embedded Practices and Livelihoods 1138204048, 9781138204041

Securing Livelihoods: Informal Economy Practices and Institutions 0199687013, 9780199687015

Far from the vision of popular actors in the popular economy as reactionary and archaic, stubbornly resisting any move t

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The Informal Economy: Exploring Drivers and Practices 9781138068377, 9781315158013

During much of the twentieth century, informal employment and entrepreneurship was commonly depicted as a residue from a

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Economy and Ritual: Studies of Postsocialist Transformations 9781782385707

According to accepted wisdom, rational practices and ritual action are opposed. Rituals drain wealth from capital invest

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Reimagining Livelihoods: Life beyond Economy, Society, and Environment 1517904315, 9781517904319

A provocative reassessment of the concepts underlying the struggle for sustainable development Much of the debate over

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Beyond Regulation: The Informal Economy in Latin America 9781685856359

The authors argue that the costs to the informal sectors of Latin American economies imposed by legal and constitutional

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A Modern Guide to the Informal Economy 178897560X, 9781788975605

This Modern Guide presents a comprehensive synthesis of contemporary thought on the informal economy, which, as the auth

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Gypsy Economy: Romani Livelihoods and Notions of Worth in the 21st Century 9781782388869

Economic arrangements of Romanies are complexly related to their social position. The authors of this volume explore the

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Women and the Informal Economy in Urban Africa: From the Margins to the Centre 9781350224032, 9781780326306

In this highly original work, Mary Njeri Kinyanjui explores the trajectory of women's movement from the margins of

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Regulation and the Informal Economy: Microenterprises in Chile, Ecuador, and Jamaica 9781685857950

Explores the extent to which the regulatory environment in developing countries influences the urban informal sector, an

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Corruption and Informal Practices in the Middle East and North Africa 9780367422264, 9780367822859

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