The Urban Informal Sector - Hardcover

Ray Bromley

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0080242707 ISBN 13: 9780080242705

Publisher: Elsevier, 1979

Synopsis

The Urban Informal Sector is a compilation of papers from a multi-disciplinary conference held in London in 1977, focusing on the urban informal sector in developing countries. Authors provide critical insights into this sector, with a focus on employment and housing policies. The book covers a wide range of topics, from general reviews and national case studies to detailed analyses of specific occupations in various cities. It consists of 12 chapters, starting with an examination of the relevance of dualist models of economic activities and enterprises in Third World countries, particularly the origins, spread, and shortcomings of the formal/informal dualist classification. Subsequent chapters delve into the informal sector debate in studies of Third World poverty and employment, the nature of informal-formal sector relationships, the structure of labor markets in 'organized' and 'unorganized' sectors of urban economies in South India, and the problem of urban poverty, its relation to employment, and rising spatial inequalities in Brazil. It also discusses capitalist and petty commodity production in Nigeria, along with John Turner's views on housing policy. The final chapter explores the competition between the informal and formal sectors in the retail industry in Santiago, Chile.

Edition details

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Publication date: 1979
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0080242707
• ISBN 13: 9780080242705
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 173