Title: Crisis, Informalization and the Urban Informal Sector in Sub‐Saharan Africa
Abstract:ABSTRACT Neo‐liberal theories of informality have emphasized the potential of the informal sector for independent employment creation and growth. An alternative perspective is provided by the structur...ABSTRACT Neo‐liberal theories of informality have emphasized the potential of the informal sector for independent employment creation and growth. An alternative perspective is provided by the structuralist ‘informalization’ approach which regards the expansion of informal activity as part of the restructuring strategy of the formal sector in the face of economic recession. The informalization perspective challenges the traditional notions of the informal sector by focusing on such issues as differentiation, social networks, subcontracting and supply linkages with the formal sector, and the role of the state in informal sector expansion. Despite its First World and Latin American focus, the informalization approach offers important insights for the study of urban informal sectors in Africa.Read More
Publication Year: 1995
Publication Date: 1995-04-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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