Dimensions of Resilience in Developing Countries: Informality, Solidarities and Carework (Demographic Transformation and Socio-Economic Development, 10) - Hardcover

Book 9 of 12: Demographic Transformation and Socio-Economic Development

Charmes, Jacques

 
9783030040758: Dimensions of Resilience in Developing Countries: Informality, Solidarities and Carework (Demographic Transformation and Socio-Economic Development, 10)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 3030040755 ISBN 13: 9783030040758
Publisher: Springer, 2019

Synopsis

This book provides the latest empirical data on the three forms of resilience: informality, solidarities and unpaid care-work. It uncovers and quantifies these three forms of resilience that are generally invisible or ill recognised, whereas these play a major role in the livelihoods of poor and vulnerable populations. The book shows how the slow but constant unveiling of these forms over the past four decades has gradually changed our vision of progress and development and is impacting the norms and concepts that shape our vision of the economy and society. The book also emphasizes the role of informal economy through explaining the origins of the concept, its definitions and the methods of data collection and measurement. As such the book will be of interest to students, researchers and policy makers in population studies, economics, and international development.

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About the Author

Jacques Charmes is an economist and statistician. Currently emeritus research director at the French Scientific Research Institute for Development (IRD), at the Centre for Population and Development (CEPED: University Paris Descartes-Ined-IRD), he was until recently director of the Department of Social and Health Sciences at this institute, and professor of economics at the University of Versailles and at the Institute for Political Science (Sciences Po) in Paris. He is currently research expert for the EU project Research, Network and Support Facility (RNSF) on “Support to enhance livelihoods for people dependent on the informal economy and to improve social inclusion of marginalised and vulnerable persons”.

From the Back Cover

This book provides the latest empirical data on the three forms of resilience: informality, solidarities and unpaid care-work. It uncovers and quantifies these three forms of resilience that are generally invisible or ill recognised, whereas these play a major role in the livelihoods of poor and vulnerable populations. The book shows how the slow but constant unveiling of these forms over the past four decades has gradually changed our vision of progress and development and is impacting the norms and concepts that shape our vision of the economy and society. The book also emphasizes the role of informal economy through explaining the origins of the concept, its definitions and the methods of data collection and measurement. As such the book will be of interest to students, researchers and policy makers in population studies, economics, and international development.

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Publisher
Springer
Publication date
2019
Language
English
ISBN 10 
3030040755
ISBN 13 
9783030040758
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
247