What, who, why and ways out of the informal economy: a brief review of key definitions and approaches

Aleksandra Webb; Ronald McQuaid; Sigrid Rand

What, who, why and ways out of the informal economy: a brief review of key definitions and approaches

Aleksandra Webb
, Ronald McQuaid
, Sigrid Rand

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Abstract

While the different forms of informal economy bring about a wide variety of employment relationships that can be conducive of innovative economic activities, the majority of informal employment relationships are associated with low quality employment and insufficient social protection. Consequently, the informal economy may limit the development of sustained ”decent” work (UN Sustainable Development Goals 8, UN 2017), which includes fair working conditions, equal opportunities and social protection (European Commission 2017). Therefore, the article will discuss different ways to transform informal employment into formal. It aims to systematise What the informal economy is; Who participates in informal economic activities and Why; and how existing bodies of knowledge can be used to plan and facilitate Ways out of an over reliance on the informal economy.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Assessing Informal Employment and Skills Needs
Subtitle of host publication	Approaches and Insights from Regional and Local Labour Market Monitoring
Editors	Christa Larsen, Sigrid Rand, Alfons Schmid, Vyacheslav Bobkov, Vyacheslav Lokosov
Place of Publication	Munich
Publisher	Rainer Hampp Verlag
Pages	23-40
Number of pages	18
ISBN (Electronic)	9783957103598
ISBN (Print)	9783957102591
Publication status	Published - 31 Oct 2019
Externally published	Yes

Publication series

Name	ENRLMM Anthology
Publisher	European Network on Regional Labour Market Monitoring

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 1 No Poverty
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth

Keywords

informal economy
informal labour market
informal work

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Webb, A., McQuaid, R., & Rand, S. (2019). What, who, why and ways out of the informal economy: a brief review of key definitions and approaches. In C. Larsen, S. Rand, A. Schmid, V. Bobkov, & V. Lokosov (Eds.), Assessing Informal Employment and Skills Needs: Approaches and Insights from Regional and Local Labour Market Monitoring (pp. 23-40). (ENRLMM Anthology ). Rainer Hampp Verlag. http://regionallabourmarketmonitoring.net/?anthology=assessing-informal-employment-and-skills-needs-approaches-and-insights-from-regional-and-local-labour-market-monitoring-each

Webb, Aleksandra ; McQuaid, Ronald ; Rand, Sigrid. / What, who, why and ways out of the informal economy : a brief review of key definitions and approaches. Assessing Informal Employment and Skills Needs: Approaches and Insights from Regional and Local Labour Market Monitoring. editor / Christa Larsen ; Sigrid Rand ; Alfons Schmid ; Vyacheslav Bobkov ; Vyacheslav Lokosov. Munich : Rainer Hampp Verlag, 2019. pp. 23-40 (ENRLMM Anthology ).

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Webb, A, McQuaid, R & Rand, S 2019, What, who, why and ways out of the informal economy: a brief review of key definitions and approaches. in C Larsen, S Rand, A Schmid, V Bobkov & V Lokosov (eds), Assessing Informal Employment and Skills Needs: Approaches and Insights from Regional and Local Labour Market Monitoring. ENRLMM Anthology , Rainer Hampp Verlag, Munich, pp. 23-40. <http://regionallabourmarketmonitoring.net/?anthology=assessing-informal-employment-and-skills-needs-approaches-and-insights-from-regional-and-local-labour-market-monitoring-each>

What, who, why and ways out of the informal economy: a brief review of key definitions and approaches. / Webb, Aleksandra; McQuaid, Ronald; Rand, Sigrid.
Assessing Informal Employment and Skills Needs: Approaches and Insights from Regional and Local Labour Market Monitoring. ed. / Christa Larsen; Sigrid Rand; Alfons Schmid; Vyacheslav Bobkov; Vyacheslav Lokosov. Munich: Rainer Hampp Verlag, 2019. p. 23-40 (ENRLMM Anthology ).

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Webb A, McQuaid R, Rand S. What, who, why and ways out of the informal economy: a brief review of key definitions and approaches. In Larsen C, Rand S, Schmid A, Bobkov V, Lokosov V, editors, Assessing Informal Employment and Skills Needs: Approaches and Insights from Regional and Local Labour Market Monitoring. Munich: Rainer Hampp Verlag. 2019. p. 23-40. (ENRLMM Anthology ).

What, who, why and ways out of the informal economy: a brief review of key definitions and approaches

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