History, Debate and Theory

Lurking in the Shadows: The Informal Sector and Government Policy

International Finance Discussion Papers, No. 664

The Second Industrial Divide

Barriers to Entry and Returns to Capital in Informal Activities: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa

Laws or Luck?

ILO Office in Brazil, Working Paper No. 5

Facing the Facts: Acknowledging the informal economy in anti-poverty policies and services

Most people who work informally are forced to do so to make ends meet rather than out of a desire to cheat the system. Yet by working in...

Social Protection as Development Policy: Asian Perspectives

Introduction: Informality—Concepts, Facts and Models

From the article: “This article introduces a symposium on informality which pushes forward the research frontier by presenting new...

Chains of Production, Ladders of Protection: Social Protection for Workers in the Informal Economy

The Investment Climate for Female Informal Businesses: A Case Study from Urban and Rural India

The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else