@book{fdi:010062887,
  title = {{T}he informal economy in developing countries},
  author = {{C}ling, {J}.{P}. and {L}agr{\'e}e, {S}. and {R}azafindrakoto, {M}ireille and {R}oubaud, {F}ran{\c{c}}ois},
  editor = {{C}ling, {J}.{P}. and {L}agr{\'e}e, {S}. and {R}azafindrakoto, {M}ireille and {R}oubaud, {F}ran{\c{c}}ois},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{I}nformality is ubiquitous in most developing countries. {U}nderstanding the informal economy is therefore of utmost importance from a political, economic and social point of view. {P}aradoxically, despite its economic importance, knowledge is extremely limited regarding the informal economy. {I}t remains largely unrecognized by researchers, is neglected by politicians, and is even negatively perceived as it is meant to disappear with development.  {T}his book aims to amend this situation by presenting recent high level research which studies the informal sector and informal employment. {F}resh research into this subject is presented through empirical analysis which covers {A}sia, {A}frica and {L}atin {A}merica. {E}ach chapter relies on data and a detailed knowledge of the context of the countries studied in order to question the dominant schools of thought on the origins and causes of informality. {T}he results provide interesting insights into the constraints faced by informal workers, the dynamics of the informal economy and its link with poverty issues. {O}n the basis of the evidences provided by results adequate policies could be defined to address informality issues.  {T}he principal characteristics of the informal sector testify to some profound similarities between developing countries: low qualifications and the precariousness of jobs, mediocre incomes and working conditions, atomization of production units and lack of articulation with the formal economy, etc. {T}his general statement does not contradict the observation that there is a high level of heterogeneity in the sector and in informal employment within each country, confirmed by several chapters in this work. {I}n the absence of a sufficient number of job creations, the informal sector essentially constitutes a refuge for workers seeking and is here to stay in the short and medium term, even in emerging countries.},
  keywords = {{SECTEUR} {INFORMEL} ; {MARCHE} {DU} {TRAVAIL} ; {FORCE} {DE} {TRAVAIL} ; {SALARIE} ; {PAUVRETE} ; {POLITIQUE} {ECONOMIQUE} ; {CONDITIONS} {DE} {VIE} ; {SALAIRE} ; {CORRUPTION} ; {PROTECTION} {SOCIALE} ; {CROISSANCE} {ECONOMIQUE} ; {CRISE} {ECONOMIQUE} ; {AGGLOMERATION} {URBAINE} ; {ECONOMETRIE} ; {SECTEUR} {FORMEL} ; {ENTREPRENEUR} ; {AUTOEMPLOI} ; {ENTREPRISE} {FAMILIALE} ; {SOLIDARITE} ; {VILLAGE} {ARTISANAL} ; {AMERIQUE} {LATINE} ; {ARGENTINE} ; {BRESIL} ; {CHILI} ; {PEROU} ; {ASIE} ; {VIET} {NAM} ; {THAILANDE} ; {INDE} ; {AFRIQUE} ; {BENIN} ; {COTONOU} ; {SENEGAL} ; {DAKAR} ; {BURKINA} {FASO} ; {OUAGADOUGOU} ; {COTE} {D}'{IVOIRE} ; {ABIDJAN} ; {MALI} ; {BAMAKO} ; {NIGER} ; {NIAMEY} ; {TOGO} ; {LOME} ; {MADAGASCAR} ; {ANTANANARIVO} ; {CAMEROUN}},
  address = {{O}xon},
  publisher = {{R}outledge},
  series = {{R}outledge {S}tudies in {D}evelopment {E}conomics},
  pages = {334},
  year = {2014},
  ISBN = {978-0-415-73034-1},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010062887},
}