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Informality, Labour Mobility and Precariousness : Supplementing the State for the Invisible and the Vulnerable, Paperback / softback Book

Informality, Labour Mobility and Precariousness : Supplementing the State for the Invisible and the Vulnerable Paperback / softback

Edited by Abel Polese

Part of the International Political Economy Series series

Paperback / softback

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From the erosion of state legitimacy in Lebanon to the use of smartphones in Kyrgyzstan, from a Polish suburb to the music scene in Azerbaijan, this volume attempts to explain why, in a variety of world regions, a substantial number of people tend to ignore or act against state rules.

We propose to look at informality beyond simplistic associations of the phenomenon with a single category such as "informal labour" or "corruption".

By doing this, we propose to look for a correlation between the emergence, and persistence, of some informal practices and the quality of governance in a given area.

We also suggest that a better understanding of the variety of informal practices present in a region can help conceptualising more adequate interventions and eventually improve the socio-economic conditions of its inhabitants.  

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