Links with Economic Growth/Crisis

Household Enterprises in Sub-Saharan Africa: Why They Matter for Growth, Jobs, and Livelihoods

Informal Sector and Employment Generation in Nigeria: An Error Correction Model

Abstract: This paper examines the impact of informal sector on employment generation in Nigeria during the period 1970 to 2010 making use...

Labour Markets Policies and Institutions, with a Focus on Inclusion, equal Opportunity and the Informal Economy

National Background Paper- The case of SYRIA

The Jobs Crisis: What Are the Implications for Employment and Social Policy?

Background document for the OECD Labour and Employment Ministerial Meeting, Paris, 28-29 Sept 2009: 8-9.

Regulating Labor Relations in Global Production Networks: Insights on International Framework Agreements

Abstract: Unions are developing a strategy to bring to bear on the transnational regulation gap with regard to labor relations. One important...

‘Labour Chains’: Analysing the Role of Labour Contractors in Global Production NetworksBrooks World Poverty Institute Working Papers

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Measuring Informality

Informality and Informal Employment

This chapter about informal employment is part of a larger report, Promoting Pro-Poor Growth: Employment.

Informality in the process of development and growth

Abstract: “Informality” is a term used to describe the collection of firms, workers, and activities that operate outside the...

Coping with Crises: Lingering Recession, Rising Inflation, and the Informal Workforce

In 2009, researchers in 14 urban locales in 10 countries across Africa, Asia and Latin America conducted individual and focus group interviews...