United States of America

‘An area that governs itself ’: Informality, uncertainty and the management of street vending in New York CityPlanning Theory

Laws governing street vending in New York City are confusing, convoluted, at times contradictory and difficult to enforce with any sort of...

Going Nowhere Fast: Limited Occupational Mobility in the Fast Food Industry

Front-line jobs in the fast food industry—including cooks, cashiers, delivery workers, and other non-managerial positions—rank among the...

Informal Urbanism in the USA: New Challenges for Theory and PracticePlanning Theory and Practice

Devlin describes the case of immigrant food vendors in an area of Brooklyn and how as they became more popular with better off New Yorkers...

The Inequality of Declining Wages During the Recovery

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Sociological Inquiry

Abstract: Most research on the informal economy concentrates on how the informal economy operates at the international and regional levels...

Home-Based Work and Women’s Labor Force DecisionsJournal of Labor Economics

Abstract: Home‐based work differs from other employment because the work site is the home itself. This difference means that the fixed costs...

Working in Large Food Retailers in France and the USA: The Key Role of InstitutionsWork Employment & Society

Abstract: Despite numerous similarities between the food retail sectors of France and the USA, there are significant contrasts in the jobs,...

Varieties of Capitalism and Employment Relations: Informally Dominated Market Economies

The varieties of capitalism and employment relations literature have largely focused on formally regulated market economies, with a general neglect...

On Castles and Commerce: Zoning Law and the Home-Business Dilemma

Discusses how zoning laws can prevent or enable the development of home-based businesses in the United States.

Part-time and Temporary Work: Flexibility for Whom?