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Modernizing the Informal SectorEconomic and Social Affairs

By on June 01, 2007

United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Working Paper.

Abstract:

The multiplicity of policies proposed to support the informal sector reflects the lack of a common definition. Although they may produce positive effects, these are limited and fail to constitute a comprehensive strategic approach. The different interpretations in the absence of a common definition as well as the strategies emerging from them are reviewed. The identification of informality with illegality and labour precariousness, although conceptually related, is often misleading. Lastly, it explores a strategic option to regulate the informal sector, tracing the different approaches to formalizing informal activities, to facilitate their full integration into the modernization process.

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Tokman, Victor E. Modernizing the Informal SectorEconomic and Social Affairs. , , . , 2007. Tokman, V. E. (2007). Modernizing the Informal SectorEconomic and Social Affairs. , , . Tokman, Victor E. "Modernizing the Informal SectorEconomic and Social Affairs." 2007, .Tokman Victor E. "Modernizing the Informal SectorEconomic and Social Affairs." (2007). Tokman, V E 2007, 'Modernizing the Informal SectorEconomic and Social Affairs', , , . Victor E Tokman, 'Modernizing the Informal SectorEconomic and Social Affairs' (2007). Tokman V. E. Modernizing the Informal SectorEconomic and Social Affairs. . 2007. Tokman, Victor E. Modernizing the Informal SectorEconomic and Social Affairs. . 2007. , .

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