
Informality
Exit and Exclusion
World Bank Publications (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 30. May 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
268 pages
978-0-8213-7092-6 (ISBN)
Description
Informality: Exit and Exclusion analyzes informality in Latin America, exploring root causes and reasons for and implications of its growth. The authors use two distinct but complementary lenses: informality driven by ""exclusion"" from state benefits or the circuits of the modern economy, and driven by voluntary ""exit"" decisions resulting from private cost-benefit calculations that lead workers and firms to opt out of formal institutions. They find both lenses have considerable explanatory power to understand the causes and consequences of informality in the region.""Informality: Exit and Exclusion"" concludes that reducing informality levels and overcoming the ""culture of informality"" will require actions to increase aggregate productivity in the economy, reform poorly designed regulations and social policies, and increase the legitimacy of the state by improving the quality and fairness of state institutions and policies. Although the study focuses on Latin America, its analysis, approach, and conclusions are relevant for all developing countries."" Informality: Exit and Exclusion"" will be of value to professionals and academics studying labor market, social protection, tax, microenterprise development, and urban public policies, and to those working in government, international organizations, research institutions, and universities.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Washington
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 277 mm
Width: 214 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
659 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8213-7092-6 (9780821370926)
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